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Above: RETHINK. Juniors Neil Burskins and Jeff Yeagle joke around while displaying their cos¬
tumes. Nice dog collars boys, now what exactly were you supposed to be?
Left: RESPONSE. Introducing the varsity football team at homecoming, the varsity cheerleaders try
to create a large response from the stands.
Above: RELATE. SehiorEmily Eaton is al ways around to carry senior
Lauren Reno when she n^ds a good friend.
Left: REJOICE. Epjma Christensen and senior
Roberts have an enjoyable on the U-HighJPl^a^
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Below; RECITE. Sophomore Jean Hurtz happy to be
singing for chorus.
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After walking the halls of U-High for
four years, we seem to forget one im¬
portant thing, what we do today will
effect our futures.
We’ve heard our parents and
teachers tell us many times to, “hold
onto today, because these years won’t
last very long.” We tend to ignore
their advice, continuing to complain
that high school is a repeating process
and a bore.
As freshmen we were thrust
into the hands of FIRST, reliving our
jr. high years. As sophomores we re¬
enter the real world. As juniors, it of¬
ten appears that we are re-leaming the
same material we learned as freshmen
and sophomores. Seniors find them¬
selves feeling both relieved to finally
be leaving school behind and a little
regretful that they didn’t take advan¬
tage of everything we could have.
We must not forget how extra
curricular activities play into this
cycle.
Every year we re-join the
same clubs and participate in the
same athletic teams. Occasionaly we
branch out and try new things.
Somewhere, between joining new
clubs and holding onto the old ones,
we grow up and reflect on everything
that we have done. If we are lucky,
we learn how high school has shaped
our lives.
This book has been designed
to be your own personal time cap¬
sule. Today, as you pass through the
pages you can reflect on who you are
right now. Tomorrow, these pages
will be much more valuable. In the
future this book will offer you a re¬
flection of who you were in the past,
reminding just how far you will go.
Good luck in everything
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Right: Seniors Lindsay Hunt, Laura Dwyer, and
Melanie Schnault bundle together in the U-high
gym, dreading their next class.
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RE-SHAPING
U-High is known for setting high standards
for their faculty and students. “The first se¬
mester of school seems to go by so quickly,”
said a smiling junior Amy Magarity. On top of
the six classes, the average student takes, he
or she is also expected to participate in sports,
clubs, and other activities. To mention tough
classes such as Physics, Civil Law, Pre-Cal¬
culus, and English Literature just skims the
top of challenging offerings. I.S.U. classes
and independent studies are some other op¬
tions our school offers.
The combined efforts of the U-High faculty
and I.S.U have created many benefits for ev¬
ery studentiat JJ-High. Howev6f?t |ff e:-is a
purpose to aii'the madness. With 'the skills
and knowledge the students have aquired at
U-High, combined with the advantages of go-
ing to a lab ^Ifboljpany will benefitcom-
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‘^This year, for once, I finally felt like
I was a part of the school because I
was no longer stuck on the third floor.
Freedom, I tell you, freedom! Then,
reality hit me when I took Kinsella’s
oral test,”
-Amy
Caiiivenber^e
Left;freshmen he^tih teacher, Debbie Hubbard
shows how cooperative learning
works,^Wellhlsa vm one of the many classes
included in the Fi.R,SvT* program.
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Academics
Left: Juniors Lexi Baldocchi, Angie Davidson, and
Lauren Bratberg study hard during their American
Literature class.
Below: Everyone’s favorite physics teacher, Tom
Holbrook, laid on a bed of nails to demonstrate the
effects on pressure.
Right: U-High
Sophomores
scramble
throughout the
hallway of
people to get
to their next
class.
Right: Jour¬
nalism stu¬
dents work
around the
clock to pro¬
duce the U-
high newspa¬
per and year¬
book.
Right; Coun-
selor Sandy
Brown pre¬
pares the board
for the many
classes stu¬
dents had
signed up to
take next year.
Right: Some of
the Journalism
members gather
together to form
their own Touchy/
Feely club.
Wacky scenes like
this were com¬
monly seen
throughout the
year.
6 ^ Academics
RECEIVING
Every student at U-High is
expected to follow the codes
and standards that separate, us
from them.
This year, students in Mar¬
garet Tatum’s parentings
classes focused on developing their own set of standards.
Tatum integrated the use of computerized babies, called
''Baby Think It Over'" into her normal parenting class. The
babies really produced crying noises that could not be
stoped unless the parent held the baby properly and used a
specific key to turn it off. The babies needed constant at¬
tention. The student could not simply ignore the baby be¬
cause a computer print out notified Tatum of the parents
progress.
Without the standards students receive, through¬
out their high school education, their goals in life would
seem pointless. U-High Academics help to set the stan¬
dards for the students’ goals of tomorrow.
Left: Senior Stephen Weaver and
Sophomore Phillip Morgan get a
work out in their gym class.
Students were required to take four
years of physical education.
Above: Junior Jill Albritton
works her arm muscles during
one of U-High’s very own
Academically challenging gym
classes.
Academics ^ 7
Above: Senior Lindey O’Neil displays the kiiid^f
^ affection babies nep^in the rei|feorld. Students
benifeted from tbd^xperience R^ng care of a
child thanks to Margaret Tatum’s parenting class.
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Left; Seniors li^sey Molly McCambridge, Mi
Jannusch, JeWicaHaiie^LinmBviifyar, to Hunt anSI
Witherow, prepare to have a comm^praPve photo taken af
final Welconie^BacklDwel '
§t'noir Jamie Natfziger hangs with her
freshman sister Jodi, at The Decade Dance.
The ^affziger’s caught the eye of many
dance goers with their contrasting retro
Below: Freshmen Roberta Dizon snuggles up
with her date sophomore Jarred Delcourt at
TWIRR TWIRP is an annual semiformal where
The Women Is Required To Pay.
Below: Senior Chris Murphy is suspiciously dressed at the Halloween
dance, in gangster attire. It appears that those underclassmen behind him
are conspiring to do some dirty deeds.
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Above; Seniors Jessica Hanlon and Emily Eaton
and juinor Bridget Nord gather together for an
affectionate hug on the dance floor.
Upper Left: Senior Andy Steadman and
Soohomore J. McCullough^cohyerse loudlv over
the music
8 ^Dances
D® Megan Yontz contemplates ftte rnask selection brought by flie Dl
to be U-Hi gh Eeldi ^
i:p||ci0^1ike seniors Eirima^Cj^iist^^n and;yii^ Roberts
land Katie Brokaw the Decade Danc®^^
[^ggave students the opportunity Idother decades. The 70^
^ed to be die most popular decade dance.
Every year Senate sponsors a variety of activities to add to
the social life of U-High students. The most popular of these activi¬
ties are undoubtedly the theme dances held throughout the year.
In August, students welcomed the new school year with a
fun-filled evening on the tennis courts. Tony Nelson, caught a few
strange glances when he wore a dress to the Halloween dance, the
girls’ swim team continued their tradition of dressing alike when
they came as Care Bears. The Decade Dance was a new addition to
the lineup, after it’s successful appearance during Spirit Week.
U-High dances provide enjoyment and entertainment for
everyone. Whether students are just standing by the wall talking to
their crush, or rockin’ on the dance floor with their friends, the mu¬
sic filled lounge provides a safe place for students to have a most
excellent time!
A Refreshing
Right: Juniors Lacey Shirk and Susan Grotbo decorate the junior hallway in an “Under the Sea” motif. Shirk
said. “Showing school spirit by decorating the hallway was fun.” Traditionally, Spirit Week is kicked off by class
hall decorating contests. This year the sophomore class won.
Below: Seniors Rachel Jannusch, Molly McCambridge and Sohal Patel serve students at the sidewalk cafe.
Sidewalk cafe serves an assortment of treats at low prices.
Above: The cheerleaders get the students and faculty
pepped up for the Homecoming game, later that evening,
against the Prairie Central Hawks.
Right: Seniors Jason VanCauwenberg, Rekha Ramanuja,
Karen Choi, Jill Donovan, Katie Foster, and Shelley Oliver
are having a good time at the bonfire. VanCauwenberg
comments, “the bonfire was really fun!” After the bonfire
was cancelled last year, the students were looking forward
to it this year.
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During Homecoming week there were activi¬
ties for anyone who wanted to, to participate.
Jeremy Studebaker comments that, ‘‘this year’s
Homecoming week was better than the past
couple of years and was a lot more fun.” The
week was started off on Monday, with students
wearing their pj’s to school and the after school-
m
hall decorating contest. The sophomore class
won the hall decorating.
Tuesday, students came to school in their
beach attire, despite the beginning fall weather.
During the lunch hours the Sidewalk Cafe was
in the lounge with a large variety of foods to
choose from at low prices. That evening the
Moonlight Drive turneed out to to be a success.
Sarah Faber won first place for best decorated
car.
Wednesday, students were seen wearing the
wackiest tackiest clothes they could possibly find.
A showing of the film Goonies was scheduled
for the evening activity but to many of the stu¬
dents disappointment it had to be cancelled.*The
junior and senior girls held an unofficial powder,,
puff game.
Thursday was Decade Day and students wore
things from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. The bonfire
during the evening was a,,^huge success, includ¬
ing the torching of the Prairie Central Hawk.
Rekha Ramanuja comments, “That was no bon¬
fire, that was an inferno!”
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By Friday everyone was psyched for the
Homecoming game and dance still to come. Stu^
dents showed their school spirit by wearing green
and gold. During the pep assembly students were,
^given the opportunity of participating in class
'games. That night the football team blew the
Hawks away with a 41-12 win. - -
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Homecoming ‘96
proved to be an enchanting
evening^for2^ This years
theme 2^E^hanifinient Under
the Sea’ wciit oyer surpris-
irfgly^^^F^lt Man^ seniors
danced &e night i^ay at their
last high school Homecoming.
The lounge was deco-
rated with under the sea
theme, with “Senior Fish” lin¬
ing the walls. Which was a
nice tributeho the Pass of ‘97.
The week that lead up
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to jtomecotoing ni^f an ac¬
tivityfilled week. It prove to
be a fun filled timS for all that
participated in the activities.
Some of the activities in¬
cluded: Dress up days; like
decade day and clash day,
other events were the bonfire,
the pep ass^&ly and the un¬
official ^w3e?puff, football
gam6 between the junior and
senior girls. The winners were
of course the^Class of ‘97.
Overall Homecomina 96 was
a complete success!
Above; Homcoining king Reggie Warner, plays his saxophone at the homcoming game
12 ^ Homecoming
By Erica Otto
Above Left: Danny Bradley and Angie Davidson enjoy each oth¬
ers company during a slow dance at Homecoming.
Left; Seniors Joanie Gerdes and Judy Yin celebrate the
good times by embracing each other at thie r final homcoming
dance.
Left: The 1996 Homcoming Court: Lindsay Hunt, Dan Bradley, Lindsey O’neil, Chad
Schulz, Jason VanCauwenberge, John Kim, Dave Griffith, King Reggie Warner, Queen
Karen Choi, Molly Me Cambridge, Megan Yontz, and Judy Yin.
Below; Senior Karen Choi smiles with delight while alumni Sonia Sethi crowns her. Sethi and
Eric Schlipf reined last as last year’s Homecoming King and Queen.
Homecoming^ 13
Above:Seniors' Megan Yontz and Danny Bradley take the first spin around
die room as U-high’s king^and goeen, ’
Right: Junior Matt'^I^^^^^^Senior Molly Model take their^ls^
strolling down the^ifc^i^ij^Jiii^iEsieMteiiding Prom wasJSj^M^g^
grand march.
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PROM COURT
First Row: Lindsay Hunt, Rachel Jannusch, Molly McCambridge, Lindsey O’Neil, Judy Yin, Sonia Sethi, Megan
Yontz, Danny Bradley, Eric Schlipf, Mark Harris, Jason Van Cauwenberge, Dave Griffith, Chad Schulz, Jeremy
Stanton.
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Prom
Left: Seniors Rob
Mentzer and Emma
Christensen take a quick
break from the dance
floor to further enjoy each
others company.
Left: This year’s Prom
was held at the old
Bloomington Junior
High School where U-
high students danced the
night away.
Romeo & Juliet
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“Being in the night,
all this is but a dream,”
was this year’s prom
subtitle for its Romeo
and Juliet theme. The
old Bloomington Jun¬
ior High School pro¬
vided for a night of ro¬
mance that even the
star-crossed lovers
would have enjoyed, on
May 3rd. Seniors
Danny Bradley and
Megan Yontz were
named King and Queen
of the evening. The
theme song this year
was from the “Romeo
and Juliet”
soundrack, “Kissing
you” by Des’ree. The
colors choosen this year
were black, white and
silver, which worked
perfectly to create a
medieval times effect.
Many of the dresses
worn were colorful, yet,
simple satin with a few
sequins to add to the top.
Accessories went the same
route with very little being
the key.
Music was provided by
U-high alum Keith
Hornbrook. And after the
whimsical night of love
ended, everyone recieved
their prom favor; an album
to place their memories in.
by Dana Grzeskowiak
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-high boosters and various
junior parents pulled off
another great After Prom.
This year’s festivites took
place at our very own U-
high. The small gym was
transformed into a Ceaser’s
gambling palace where
students were encoureged
to try their luck at the
tables. The large gym was
turned into a game gallery
varying from a velcro wall
to giant boxing. But, of
course, the biggest event of
the evening was the auc¬
tion. Students^ used the
play money they earned to
bid on items including
phones, microwaves, mini
refridgerators, and a trip to
Six Flags.^^ Everyone
agreed that Prom was
Above Right;
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blackjack.
Right: Senior LindsayHunt snuggles
between junior frieifds, **Neil
Beurskens and Jason Halm, after win¬
ning a raffle prize.
16 ^ After Prom
Right; A raffle was held throughout the nights festivities.
Winners could accept their prizes toward the back of the
large gym.
Below: Junior Bridget Nord laughs at her failed attempt
to become a human fly on the velcro wall.
"The Council of Doom, A.K.A. the FIRST program needs to take an extended vacation to
Abu Dabi." -Andy Lahr
“It’s wierd liow most of the stu-
( Jents are more (Computer literate
than tlie teachers.”
-Cliad McKimik
^FTRST is a good idea, executed
veiT poorly.”
-Sarah Weiss
“FIRST should be more like
Chex. Mmnmi... Chex.”
-Justin Stanley
“I categoi'ically deny all charges
against me.”
-Da^dd Manjarrez
Rehan Ahmed
Nicholas Anderson
Rosalie Anderson
Tania Aung
Elizabeth Baar
Micah Baird
Emily Baldoni
Julie Ballard
Patricia Basolo
April Bates
Timothy Beccue
Allison Beck
Katie Beer
Lottie Bergstrom
Jennifer Blass
Nathan Brent
Jennifer Brown
Ryan Bustle
Andrew Cain
Kellie Carter
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Below: Katie Beer, Katija Meghji, Sarah Powell, and
Isabel Reyes enjoy a hearty meal of Campbell’s soup.
University High School’s Project
FIRST began its fourth year this year, mak¬
ing U-High a school composed purely of
FIRST students and FIRST graduates.
Changes in FIRST this year included the
removal and addition of certain projects,
blending together classes more often for in¬
terdisciplinary learning, integrating project
time into classes, and less homework dur¬
ing project periods.
This year Freshmen were intro¬
duced to a new program, FLASH (Fresh¬
men Learning Advanced Study Habits)
which developed from FIRST. It allowed
students to fulfill afternoon credit require¬
ments and gave students without the self-
discipline to take seven courses.an oppor¬
tunity for learning
The first of the two tiers of
FLASH consisted of a study skills semi¬
nar. Students received tutoring, worked in
groups, used the time as a study hall, or
learned different methods of studying. The
second tier provided mini-courses that al¬
lowed study in personal interests and vari¬
ous hands on activities.
18 # Freshmen
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Above: Tiger-
rabbit by Eric
niif
Right: Iguana
by Micah Baird
QiiE,iiLon:
Do you have any odd
personal sayings ?
‘^‘AjaJDulDu”
-Josh Weckesser
like an icebreaker if no one else
can think of something to say, you
can just say it.”
-Josh Weidner
“Snotballs and cheap liquor. That’s
what I say when I’m mad.”
-Kiistie Gerdes
‘‘Stellar,dude! It’s like awesome.”
-Da\id Prochnow
Matthew Casselman
Janie Chan
Anna Chiodo
Marcus Cicciu
Jillian Cogan
“Snipple-Snapple
or Pickle-Puss. ” If
('ailed this “you’re
like a brat or a
jerk.
-KeUie C alter
Kevin Corcoran
Daniel Cottone
Rachel Crider
Samantha Dawson
Anne Dennewitz
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The bombing
liickens. It’s kinda
like if something’s
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runny.
-Maggie Saluto
Roberta Dizon
Thomas Elmore
Olivia Finnegan
Aaron Fleisher
Crystal Foreman
“Fl^^ing Flapjacks.
If there’s a fight go¬
ing on in your fam¬
ily or you cmi’t say
sniff because your
parents are
around.” Like a
signal to sto[> talk¬
ing about a subject.
-Sarah Kelley
Below; Hippopotamus in stipple ink style by
Eric Hajek
Kiel Foster
Jeffrey Fritzen
Anthony Fulford
Jeremy Fuson
Sumudu Gamage
“All my clothes are
paint clothes.”
-Elizalteth
Kalmbach
Rebecca Garrett
Jennifer Geisler
Kristie Gerdes
Sarah Gibson
Hina Gilani
Nicholas Gleason
Emilee Graves
Brian Hajek
Jennifer Hall
Jonathan Hand
Tyler Hari
David Heidloff
Hutcheson Henderson
Michael Hermes
Chase Hilgenbrinck
Nathan Hill
Nedra Hopkins
Adam Humphreys
Eric lliff
Kyle Jackson
Adam Jeckel
Douglas Johnson
James Junis
Aaron Kallhoff
Elizabeth Kalmbach
Sarah Kelley
Lynda Ken
Eric Kerestes
Sophia Khan
John Kraft
Timothy Kramp
Andy Lahr
Virginia Lamonica
Daniel Lenart
Marcy Lester
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Left: Ink drawing of a monkey yawning by Stefanie Lovelass
Below: Tiger in ink by Megan Turnis
Aaron Leupold
Ty Lewis
Kuo-Hsin Lian
Stefanie Lovelass
Kelly Luehrs
Mickinzie Magarity
Kathryn Mahnke
David Manjarrez
Clinton Maple
Brigid McBride
Brooke McCollam
Chad McKittrick
Joseph McMahon
Khatija Meghji
Jacob Meismer
Thomas Meaning
Keith Middleton
Brandon Miller
Jessica Moody
Neel Mookerjee
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Everyone's high school career is
unique, but four Freshmen desperados
began that career in crime.
Josh Weidner was sitting
in the Lounge, when his “friends,”
Eric Illif, Adam Jeckel, Josh
Weckesser, and Lamar Shingles,
conspired against him to steal his
granola bar. Weckesser placed a
Fruit Roll-up sticker on Weidner,
and when everyone began to
laugh, he believed they were
laughing at his joke. After Jeckel
stole the granola bar, Wiedner be¬
gan to look around, even in trash
cans, then was told it was flushed
down the toilet. The granola bar
was placed in Weckesser’s locker,
number 2266, where it remained
for several months.
Jeremy Morrow
Jodi Naffziger
Meredith Nourie
Alaexandra O’Neil
Celina Padavil
Christopher Pederson
Lacy Penn
Lorelei Penn
Jamie Peregoy
Sara Powell
David Prochnow
Benny Purdue
Mark Pydynowski
Natalie Reeser
Isabel Reyes
Benjamin Rhodes
Megan Richter
Sarah Roper
Kathryn Rudasill
Maggie Saluto
22 w Freshmen
Below; The four criminals, Eric Illif, Adam Jeckel, Josh Weckesser,
and Lamar Shinglesstand here with the stolen goods in the evidence
bag used by school authorities. Authorities could not be reached
for comment.
Below: Josh Weidner sulks pitifully af¬
ter the loss of his granola bar. Fter
searching through six lunch bags in a
trash can, all he could say was, “Do they
still have it?”
Below: Rehan Achmed was a common *1
sight in the library with other computer lit- J
erates, checking e-mail and having other ||
fun with the University servers. The back p
bank of computers in the library were ff
turned off in the middle of the year, yet ^
turned back on again after spring break,
with newer computers. S
Below: Science - Well, well, it looks like the dynamic duo are at it again.
In the .secret biology lab of Mr. Virlee’s class. Chase Hilgenbrinck and Jeff
Yeagle team up to explore the simpler creatures of the Earth.
Justin Schaffer
Teresa Schmidt
Brian Schulz
Ryan Shaw
Carley Shinault
Lamar Shingles
Andrew Shirk
Jessica Shoemaker
laasac Simpson
Anna Smith
Nicole Smith
Trent Smith
Marcus Snyder
Sarah Snyder
Amanda Sparks
Agnieszka Stadnik
Justin Stanley
Matthew Stephens
Matthew Styczynski
Bret Swanson
Freshmen # 23
Joshua Sympson
Angela Teegarden
Sarah Thomason
Robert Turner
Meghan Turn is
Ronald Ummel
Robert Vespe
Chaia Van Goethem
Steven Vittitoe
Joshua Weidner
Sarah Weiss
Morsi Williams
Joshua Weckesser
Kimberly Waterkotte
Thomas Wirsing
Michael Yeagle
Hannah Zwanzig
IS Ul
The groundhog missed
its shadow, ushering in an early
spring, and the students of U-
High caught a little spring fe¬
ver early, with the annual Com¬
puter Fun love survey and
matchings. Students filled out
single and couple questionnaire
forms at the end of January, pre¬
pared to learn who their true
love was. The results arrived
just in time for Valentine’s Day
(which, contrary to popular be¬
lief, is not the reason for us get¬
ting February 12th off.) The re¬
sults were listed in the catego¬
ries of school, class, and na¬
tional sweethearts. Each list
cost one dollar.
Above: Down in the Lounge, many students looked over their love surveys. Katie Mahnke,
Teresa Schmidt, Sophie Khan, Lynda Ken, and Betsy Baar, all gape at a stranger’s results.
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-inventing Local Historv
The FTJvpl^
project taught presentation
skills, teamwork, writing
skills, among other things.
“It taught us to research
more than what we Sere
used tJ;’ as J ames Jdni^put^
One of the largest
and favorite projects of the
year was the McLean
County project, which al“
lowed'students to "tal||an
aspect of McLean County
history and work in groups
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to d^felop a presentation
about 20 minutes long. Top-
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ICS ranged from the Illinois
Shakespeare Festival to the
Nestle-Beich chocolate fac-
: >
e project mte-
grated fte Social Sciences,
English, and, depending
upon the possible topics, any
of the FJ.R.S.T. courses. In
Social Science all aspects of
McLean County were Sis-
cussed^ concerning itsmis-
tory from the Ice Ages to
modern day histoity. 'T liked
the^cLean County project,
I thought that it was interest¬
ing, and I liked learning about
the Ice Ages,” commented
I^n:y McBride.
^ However,^;:one^ major-
lesson also came^out of this
project that helped to set the
tone for further projects.
“Don’t work with your
friends,” as Hina^Gilani and
Katie Meghji said in unison.
Many-other students agreed
on this point. ^
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Above: Sara Roper, Andy Lahr, and Matt Stephens explain to students the importance the Illinois Soldiers and Sailor’s Children’s
Home in McLean County history. Oddly enough, many U-Hgh alumni were orphans from the home.
Freshmen ♦ 25
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What song or movie describes
ro«r so po ho mo re y^ear?
“Ransom, because it makes you
want to pee at the end.”
-Kristin Caim, Kelly Beer
and Tina Grusz\Tiski
“Reality Bites.”
-Pegali Hemmassi
“It’s the End of the World As We
Know It, by REM.”
-Flip
Adeyemi Adelekan
Brandon Albee
Nicole Anthony
Molly Archer
Katherine Augspurger
Alexis Bair
Abigail Bateman
Phillip Beale
Kelly Beer
Matthew Bell
Jonathan Berry
Jeffery Bertolet
Susan Bertsche
John Bian
Christophe Birge
Charles Black
Zachary Blick
Eric Bonjour
York Breakville
Emily Brooks
<^e,-^nt£xLnq the, cJ^wnati
FAU of the
were ^
rm
here last year remember the required
program for freshmen, FIRST. The fact that
4t wa^reqttited does hot mean that we’M to
etyoy it! 'In fact, tlie ISrge majority of sopho¬
mores who went through FIRST are still in
denial,*,J^McCullougfe confirmed this,
‘FIRST never actually existed. It was a con-
. ■ ■ w ■ 18 ^-^ ' ^
spiracy and it all lasted in my head.”
McCullough claims he is still paying his
therapy b||ls.
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■ iliU Wilson'thmks thrit
FIRST program was a very good idea, but
there w^n’t enough time to plan it in the very
.
^beginning. It didn’t have the foundation for
‘ a successful programs Kind of like commu¬
nism: it works in theory, but sucks in life.”
i: . . : ;.i¥¥S:,
VanDeBo^be thinks that “FIRST doesn't
5 .:^^
prepare you for choosing your classes, it separates
you from the rest of the freshmen, and it doesn’t
allo’^ you to know the upperclassmen.” All df dte
'wsr,.. ■
sof^omores seem m agree: FIRST doesn't cut it.
Katie Augspurger said that “FIRST pre¬
pared me more fra: ^ade school than for my sopho-
^mpm year,” and TJ-Crusius said tihathe learned more
ill his first quarter^pf his “sophomore year than in
the entire year of FIRST.” “Anything is better than
FIRST,” commented Tim Holbrook, and Pegah
Hemmassi saidjbatjhe “felt ihore grown-up'as a
junior high childlhan a freshman'in high sch^l.”
The general consensus agrees: “The sophomore year
is a hell of a lot^fee^t^ than FIRST^t
26 #^ Sophomores
Below; Becca Goodwin celebrates the good news that her Jazz band practice is cancelled, due to the bad
weather. Mr. Christenson became one of Becca’s favorite teachers after he delivered the news.
<^ai
Due to the bad weather this winter, a
lot of U-High events were cancelled.
The first big snow brought the cancel¬
lation of all after-school activities. Ru¬
mors of Dr. Coolican’s attempts at can¬
celling school the next day spread rap¬
idly, and students grew anxious await¬
ing the news. Students’ hopes were
fulfilled the next morning. Several
days later, another twelve inches cov¬
ered the previous blanket of snow, once
again arousing the hopes that school
would be cancelled. Alas, the admin¬
istration let us down.
Mark Campbell
Kristin Cann
Fenton Chan
Ted Chao
Jonathan Choi
Andria Cottone
Joseph Cox
T.J. Crusius
Jessica Cumpston
Antonia Cunningham
Jared Dalcourt
Eric Diaz
Paul Drinan
Michael Ducett
Sarada Duvvuri
Bryson Engelen
Elizabeth Eynatten
Ryan Felkamp
Elizabeth Fenger
Justin Filipiak
<^a^oo[
ozs.
Sophomores probably aren’t too
surprised when they find out that this
year’s juniors are a little upset that they
didn’t make quite as much money on the
school store as we have. Sophomores
made about twice as much in a semester
as the Juniors did in all of last year; and
the numbers keep climbing. Ms. Jean
Smith was given the job of being in charge
of the school store this year, and got the
students opinion of what items they wanted
to buy. New products were added, includ¬
ing sandwiches from Jimmy John’s, fried
rice and egg rolls from Kwik Wok, and,
for a little while, chicken from KFC. The
juniors are still hoping to make more
money from their weekly pizza sales.
Good luck....
Lesley Fisher
Brooke Flotkoetter
Aaron Fowles
Wendy Fulton
Nathanael Gibson
Rebecca Goodwin
Emily Greenspan
Ryne Gruoar
Christina Gruszynski
Lucas Harding
Shawn Hayes
Pegah Hemmasi
Mark Henrichs
Monica Hesse
Ricky Hildreth
Phillip Hoffman
Timothy Holbrook
Joshua Howe
Seth Hubbard
Sophomores
Gruszynski discuss the new
products of the school store.
This year many items were
added to the selection of
goods provided by the stu¬
dent store.
Below: Sophomore Jon
Choi, Freshman Chad
McKittrich, Sophomore
Brandon Albee, and Brett
Maple wordlessly debate
what they want for their
money at the school store.
Right: Sophomores Kristen
Cann and Christina
Below; Sophomores Jenell Rayford, Courtney Roetzer, and Kara
Whitecotton schedule in some last minute studying while Katie
Wright. Heidi Roesch, Kelly Beer, Pegah Hemmasi and Sherry
Keisi discuss the previous night’s girl’s basketball game.
Below left: Jonathan Williamson tries to sink a jump shot
for the camera. Nice try, Jon.
Below: Sophomores Tim Holbrook and Eliza McCaw help
Brett Maple in deciding how to spend his money during
the senate sponsored, silent auction. Some of the items
for sale included gift certificates from the Garlic Press,
extra credit points from various teachers and Beanie Ba¬
bies..
Jeanne Huitz
Justin Kaisner
Nicholas Kashian
Katherine Katz
Brianna Kaufman
Sherry Keist
Edwin Kelley
Patrick Kelley
Robert Kerns
Blake Knapp
Sarah Knuth
Emily Koglin
Alexander Kowerko
Joseph Kramp
Heidi Kuethe
Kyle LaBounty
Lane Lampert
Kirsten Larsen
Aaron Leach
Sarah Lehr
wr
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Sophomores#- 29
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i
Patty Liu
Heidi Lott
John Lovelass
Jennifer Mangina
Liduvina Marin
Kimberly Mathile
Andrew Maxwell
Eliza McCaw
J. McCullough
Kimberly Moore
Phillip Morgan
Karla Moshier
Casey Motamedy
Bradley Nichols
Nicole Niebur
Jacob Olbert
Delsin Padavil
Drew Patterson
Paul Peng
Scott Powell
Jason Rainey
Jeremy Rakers
Jenell Rayford
Mary Beth Richardson
Kristy Ritacco
Matthew Ritter
Lindsay Robb
Nicholas Roediger
Heidi Roesch
Courtney Roetzer
Abigail Scheirer
Victoria Schollaert
Jonathan Schuyler
Stephanie Schweitzer
30 #* Sophomores
Above; Kim Malhile and Lane Lampert battle it out at the first annual arm wrestling contest held in the
lounge, while AJ Cunningham tries to decide whom to root for. Lane ended up beating Kim, and
several others that came after her.
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Blaise Hilgenbrinck
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Joel Searby
Jason Shive
Jeremy Shive
Benjamin Shoot
Maile Simpson
Michael Skolmoski
Timothy Smith
Bradley Snyder
Thomas Snyder
Nicholas Sorak
Sarah Stark
Andrea Steuck
Peter S troy an
Andrew Sur
Daniel Swerdlik
Sara Temiyasathit
Ryan Thoennes
Amy Varda
Lauren Weber
Kong Wei
Gabriel Weis
Loren Wells
Joshua Wheeler
Kara Whitecotton
Jonathan Williamson
Jill Wilson
Tara Wirsing
Todd Witherow
Jenny Wojcik
Katherine Wright
Bradley Yamada
Christine Yee
Brandon Younge
Above: Monica Hesse asks Bobbi Wojcik for assistance in the main office while
Molly Archer pays her respects to her country’s flag. Oh, say can you see....
Jamie Thompson
Megan Thompson
Kristen Tischhauser
Amy VanCauwenberge
Ahssa VanDeBosscne
!
ability to ask his sweetie to see her Beanie baby, then start
chickingSt agmnst a#al] ot’ceiling. ^51^1
“Beanie babies suck!'’ quoted Crusius,
Mien proceeded to throw his giftWalentino)
from his girlfriend against his locker.
Children would b§ seepjbuying 15-iO of,
^ % the small ammals at a time, and pay for them
^ yyith^their own money. Parents would and
could knock you over to reach one of the
SH animals, and cut in front of you in line.
* ArebSanie justanother lly by night ffend
Hii dike slap ombracelets, harmony beads, and
" whistle pops dr are beanie’s forever? *
Guess we will just have to^wait and see.
Squealer, Daisy, Nip, Nap, Garcia, Sly,_Ringo,
and Manny. This year beanie babies were the hottest thin
since Leonardo DiCaprio. The swim
won a tournament, and significant
others received Vilen tin o fdt ^
Valentine’s Day. Some guys liked
them, but mosf would rather throw
them against the wall. Almost all of
the girls loved them and had at least r
three, but there were a few who pro- imA
tested them. ^Moll^^-Archer said
“Beanie babies are evil and plan to
take over the world. STAY AWA¥ FROM THEM I TELL
*r s=r'-
YOU!!!!!” Thanks, Molly. TJ Crusius was known for his
The parking meters are unfair,
students shouldn’t have to pay
for parking at thierown school.
-Sarada Duvvuri
They should change one of the
practice football fields into a
parking lot.
. , , -Katie Augspurger
Tm worried ITI be late for
class just because I left and
lost my parking spot.
-Ryne ’ Grubar
They should eliminate the
meters. Parking should be first
come, first serve.
-Alexis Bair
Sophomores
E li
In a few words, the Junior
class describes the 1996-1997
school year.
^‘Straight up.”
-Pete Martin
^‘Mrs. Grogg.”
-Becky Phillips
^‘C’mon ladies, get to
class! ”
-Melissa Mercier
■‘I don’t know, I can’t
remember.
-Joe Schmidt
Jill Albritton
Petra Allen
Matthew Alvey
David Arnold
Matthew Augspurger
Alexis Baldocchi
Aaron Bareither
Brandi Barnes
Vincent Barrows
John Bates
Philip Beccue
Tom Benjamin
Joshua Bertolet
Neill Buerskens
Sherreka Beverly
Ambika Bhat
Jamison Bills
Julie Bisbee
Chris Blume
Matt Bradley
34 ^‘Juniors
Past yei^s have been noth¬
ing like this year. The good
times, the bad, the times you
thought you might never
make it back- from lunch m
itime even though you^were
driving as'fast as you possi¬
bly could. What comes to
mind when you think of your
junior year? What will you re-
member?, Jodi Lanier remem¬
bers the-movie “Clueless.”
Julie Bisbee says “When I
think about my junior year. I’ll
remember the night we be-
.came thieves.^’ Others thought
^bout things imore seriou^y,
such as Jamie Herdon who
says, “We should have tan¬
ning beds in the weight
room.” There have been
meniories to shafe^with ev-
eryone forever.: Junior year
is the'year to crack down on
the books and start the big
push to choose a college.
Elizabeth Campbell said,”
This'wear wasSbarder than
lastyear because I had a new
teacher who didn’t know
what he was doing.” Take a
moment to remember thr
mosf-exciting^event this
ye "
I*
Righi: Melisa Mickiewicz shows her school spirit by
doing a cheer in the hallway. This was Melisa’s first
year as a cheerleader.
3 ^
etosi. oj' (zaJ a tot to
lay atout t/iz liaztiny lituatLon .,..
think there should be more
parking spaces and it shouldn’t
cost so much to park. ”
-Ruby Khan.
“I think we should be get to park
where the teachers park and make
them park in the back. ”
-Wes Shinault
& Phillip Liming.
Kim Bradshaw
Lauren Bratberg
Katherine Brokaw
Elizabeth Cambell
Sara Chan
Jonathan Charles
Sarah Clark
Stephanie Clawson
Kristy Corbitt
Daniel Crowley
Morgan Crutchfield
Catherine Curry
Angela Davidson
Toni De Cristofaro
Brandon Dirks
John Donovan
Angela Eddington
Bill Elmore
Matthew Etcheson
Sara Faber
Below; Bridget Jones and Matt Bradley enjoy a good
lime at Homecoming. Don’t smile too hard, Bridget!
Linda Fanis
Brandon Fifer
Amanda Finch
Brian Flynn
Calen Foster
Rebecca Fritz
Paul Gebhardt
Kimberly Goodwin
Susan Grotbo
Julia Groves
Dana Grzeskowiak
Aaron Guzman
Jason Halm
Gabe Hamer
Jamie Herndon
Andrew Hinthorne
Carla James
Sarah Johnson
Bridget Jones
Mark Katz
Ingrid Kays
Ruby Khan
J.D. Klaverweiden
Ben Knapp
David Knuth
Shara Koch
Bond Lammey
Andrew Lamonica
Jodi Lanier
Phillip Liming
Aaron Loos
Amy Magarity
Brett Mapel
Courtney Mapes
Ben Martin
Pete Martin
Paula McDaniel
Lance McMillian
Tony Meizelis
Jeff Mercier
Melissa Mercier
Melisa Mickiewicz
Kristin Miller
Paul Miller
Pat Milligan
Chiffon Morris
Molly Myers
Tony Nelson
Erin Nelson
Michael Nolan
Bridget Nord
Raven Nunez
Erin O’Connor
Jim Oilman
Natasha Owen
efdre'school. These
Above: Bridget Jones, Kristy Corbitt and Julie Bisbee sit in
hang out in the lounge before school starts. Maybe that’s i
Left: Jodi Lanier puffs away at the sucker that she just bougitt firopijiie school store sold by the Key Club.
Be careful, Jodi; food is not allowed on the second floor. ^
Juniors
Q. What song best describes your
junior year,
A. “The Secret Everybody Knows”
by Kaukasian Garbage
-Neill Buerskens
Q. What would you do differently
if you were principal?
A. “Td probably come to school
once and a while.”
-JeffYeagle
Q. Who comes to mind when you
think of the class of ^98?
A. “Jim and Laura; enough said.”
-Anonymous
Jeff Penn
Justin Penn
Rebecca Phillips
Nikki Piercy
Nicole Pittmon
Kelli Pydonwski
Matthew Richter
B.J. Roberts
Jenny Rohren
Nate Romance
Jim Sallee
Andrew Schmidgall
Joe Schmidt
Kris Schwarzrock
Anton Shamenkov
Sarah Shamess
Wesley Shinault
Lacey Shirk
Joe Singer
Caroline Skaggs
38^* Juniors
Below; Tiffany Thetard and Molly Vetter share a warm
and fuzzy moment in the lounge. The girls were about
to head over to Horton for swimming practice.
Below: Susan Grotbo orders food for lunch duri;:^
her 12:00 free hour. Is there something funny aboii
pizza, Susan?
if
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Below: While chillin’ on the couch, Tony Nelson expresses his opinion about American Litera
ture class. Hmmm... I wonder if he enjoys it.
Nicholas Smith
Kristin Snow
Erik Spong
Dan States
Tamara Storbakken
Sally Straub
Tiffany Thetard
Joshua Thomas
Kristal Thomas
Shana Thompson
Pratik Tnvedi
Laura Truttmann
Mandy Tucker
Nathan Tumis
Carroll Varner
Molly Vetter
Clare Vybiral
Keith Watson
Joe Whitaker
Brian Williams
Juniors
Below: Juniors sign up for pictures at the Back To School
Dance. The dance was held on the tennis courts outside.
Carla James said that this dance was one of her favor¬
ites.
Above; Some highly spirited Juniors get together in between classes for a mid-
November chat. The first semester, most Juniors agreed, was the harder of the two,
but this group somehow slipped away for a moment.
Left: Jeff Yeagle dilligently studies in the library during his 8:00 class. No break¬
ing for Jeff!
Brian Wilson
Tina Yang
Jeff Yeagle
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Isabelle Albarelli
William Carter
Paul Hursey
Jessica Thomlinson
lis
Below; Kristen Miller researches her topic for the Biology final. This year Mrs.
Grogg’s biology class and Mr. Kelly’s civil law class combined to act out certain
scenarios. Kristen was in the talk show scenario and her role was to be a previous
bone marrow donor.
Above; Susan Grotbo, Lexie Baldocchi, Angie Davidson and Lauren Bratberg discuss the “Scarlet Letter” in American Lit class. Hope¬
fully they like it more than Tony does.
Juniors ^ 41
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42 Seniors
Four years of their lives were spent confined
within the walls of U-High, no one will be left
without an impact.
Some students feel very strongly about mov¬
ing on, while others wish they could hold on to
high school for just awhile longer, Paul Brooks
says that the best thing about graduating is that,
“I never have to come back here again....” What¬
ever impression U-high left on each student, we
wish them luck. And Paul, we will see you in ten
years, right back here!
%
The worst thing is that I will
never, ever see a lot of the people
in our class again.”
-Megan Shepston
Looking back at the class of 1997, as
they prepare to leave U-High we are re¬
minded of how they changed the school.
For some it may seem like yesterday that
the original batch of the FIRST guinea pigs
filed into Stroud Auditorium, for others
that warm August day is almost a lifetime
away.
Regardless of the way the last
four years are perceived, the class of ‘97
grew and changed along with the school.
“Knowing that I have made it this far,
and have been prepared for having a
future. Besides, things can only get
better.”
-Stephanie Kiesewetter.
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Seniors ^ 45
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Club (1.2,3,4); Math Team (1.2.4); Culture Club (2,3);
Mu Alpha Theta (3,4); Connections (3); Honor Roll
(1,2,3,4); Scholastic Bow! (1,2,4)
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Left: Senior Ben Miller helps decorate the lounge area during the homeocming hall decorating
contest.
Below: At most schools the library is a place to study and search for information regarding
students classes and reports. U-High students are lucky, as a part of Illinois State University,
we have access to Milner, and learn early on how to use a college library. As the senior class
emerges into the college scene they are grateful for their knowledge. The library at U-High is
not put to waste however, U-High’s’s library under the supervision of Kathy Oberhart and
Mark Feaster is the hub of internet access at U-high and a prime place for socialization. Here,
seniors Grace Dessa, Jill Donovan and Karen Choi gather in the library for good times, and
maybe they will pick up a little information to take back to class.
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Winter Guard (2); Honor Roll (2,3,4); Who's Who Among
American High School Students (4)
Student Body President (4); Class President (2); Ciarionette
News Editor (4); Senate (1,2,3,4) Clarion (4); Scholastic Bowl
(1.2.3.4) ; Speech (1,2,3); Debate (4); Student of the Year (3,4);
Normal Rotary Student of the Month (4); Tennis (1,2,4);
Homcoming Court (4); Golf (1,2); National Honor Society
(3.4) ; Mu Alpha Theta (3,4); CAPTAINS (3,4); Key Club
(1,2,3); Illinois State Scholar (4); Math Team (1,2,3);
Madrigals (2,3,4); Chorus (1,2,3,4); Principal
LeadershipScholar(4); Honor Roll (1,2,3,4); Jazz Band (2,3);
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (4); Who’s Who Among
American High School Students (1,2,3,4)
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Culture Club (1,2,3); Honor Roll (1.2,3,4); CAPTAINS (2,3,4); Key
Club (1,2); National Honor Society (3,4); Mu Alpha Theta (3,4);
Illinois State Scholar (4)
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Left; A rather large group of Senior girls gather together in a clump. The best thing
about being a senior is that you can have a good time because you no longer care what
the upper classmen think of you... YOU ARE THE UPPER CLASSMEN!!!
Below: Jamie Nafziger, Nicole Rainey, Lindsey Hunt, Kri.sti Witherow and Jessica Haa
having a good time at the decade dance.
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48 ^ Seniors
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(1.2.3.4) ; Orchesis (3,4); Key Club (3,4); CAPTAINS (3,4);
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CAPTAINS (4); Rotary Club Student of the Month (4);
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Volleyball (1); Basketball (1,2,3); Softball (1,2,3,4);
Honor Roll (4)
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Clarion, Clarionette (3,4); Bible Study (1,2,3.4); District
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CAPTAINS (3,4); Spanish Student of the Year (3);
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Orchestra (I); Treble Jazz Groub (2); Art Club
(1,3.4); History Club (3.4); Key Club (4);
Connections(4); CAPTAINS (4); Mu Alpha Theta
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(1.2,3); JETS (3,4); Scholastic Bowl (1,2); Cross
Country (2); Track (1,2); Key Club (1,2,3); Prom
Decorations Committee (3); Culture Club (2,3);
National Honor Society (3,4); Orchesis (4); Brome and
Beyond (2,4); Mu Alpha Theta (3,4); Who’s Who
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Culture Club (3,4); Science Club (2,3); Senate (2);
Math Club (2); National Honor Society (4); Mu Alpha
Theta (3,4); Illinois State Scholar (4); Flag Captain (4);
Who's Who Among American Students (3.4); French
Student of the Year (1,2)
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Band (4); Brome and Beyond (4)
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Creative Writing Club (2,3,4); Key Club (2,3,4); Flags
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Madrigals (3,4); Jazz Chior (3,4); IMEA District Jazz
Chior (3,4); IMEA District Chorus (3,4); IMEA All-
State Chorus (3); IMEA All-State Honor Chorus (4);
Journalism (3); 5th Step (4)
Tennis (1.2,3,4); Scholastic Bowl (2,3,4); Math Club
(1,2,3,4); Mu Alpha Theta (3,4); Key Club (4); Science
Clu (2,3); Culture Club (2,3,4); CAPTAINS (4);
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Club (1,2,3,4); Poms (4); Junior Class President (3);
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Clarion (4); Clarionette (4); Chorus (1,2,3)
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National Honor Societry (3,4); ADD Commitee (3) Honor
Roll (1.2.3,4); Sport Varsity Award (4); Who’s Who
Among American High School Student (3,4); All
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Dlinois State Scholar (4); Jets (4); Tennis (1,2,3,4);
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(3.4) ; Wendy’s High School Heisman Award (3); Key
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(1.2.3.4) ; Culture Club (4);
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Below: Seniors Lindsay O’Neil, Lauren Reno, Stephanie Kiesewetter, Molly McCambridge, Rachel
Jannusch, and Adrianne Fuller as the junior girls at the Winter Dance.
Left: FIRST Biology teacher,
Rodger Baldwin sure appears
to be enjoying himself at the
Class Night dance. It was
common to see him dancing
among a circle of students,
enjoying himself just as much
as the student body itself.
Right: Juniors Katie O Neal
and Bond Lammey attempt to
yell over the music, while
sophomore Aaron Fowles at¬
tempts to get in on some of the
action. In the back ground
students celebrate the
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54#Class Night
update during the Weekeru! Update skit
55
Remaining
^taditionoL
The class of 1997 successfully passed on the tradition of Class
Night to another group of U-High students. Class Night, an evening
of lighthearted skits and music followed by a formal ceremony, the
moving of classes, has been a tradition at University High since the
1920’s.
Student body president, John Kim kicked off the show by en¬
tering Stroud, throwing candy to the audience members and walking
across the stage, where he was shot in a mock assassination. The
theme for the night was a take off on the long running Saturday Night
Live, and was hosted by seniors, Rob Mentzer, Jason Van
Cauwenberge, and Judy Yin, who became suspects for Kim’s shoot¬
ing.
Other seniors volunteered to participate in skits focusing on
the junior girls and theirs Jeep Jamboree, and the lounge. The lounge
skit featured the seniors memories of the going-on’s at U-High, in¬
cluding the school store, the stolen slinky and Donna. Still more se¬
niors offered to participate in the Weekend Update segment of the
show, hosted by seniors Dave Griffith and Mark Harris, others read
senior wills and Deep Thoughts. This year two bands played class
night. The show ended with the seniors meeting together on stage to
sing the class song and say a few tearful good-byes in between big
group hugs.
After the show was over senior class president, Emily Yee,
took over in order the pass the lamp of knowledge to next years presi¬
dent, Jeff Yeagle. After the lamp was safely burning in a new set of
hands, Yee escorted her classmates out of Stroud for the last time, as
the class of 1997. The ceremony proceeded as normal, with many
seniors gathering on stage to watch the precession of incoming Fresh¬
men.
After the ceremony was completed, the freshmen class of 2000
hosted a dance in which all U-High students, past, present and future
could meet in the large gym and celebrate their common thread, a
history in which U-High will always have a part.
Left: The Class Night Dance is traditionally a time when students let out all their
aggressions and just have a good time. It comes with perfect timing, being the last time
seniors have to be at school and positioned right before fmals. Here, senior Vicky
Roberts, junior Bond Lammey, sophomore Nate Gibson and freshmen Sarah Weiss
display how class night appeals to all U-High students, from the young to the more
experienced.
tL "Duiuts
hope the future classes will learn
to uphold the traditional aspect of
class night and get away from mak¬
ing a mockery of the ceremony the
way some classes have in the past.”
-Dana Grezeskowiak
jmiior
56# Class Night
Class Night
Below: Senior Andy Steadmen exits the circle ot dancers to find enjoyment in dancing alone. Steadmen represents the true spint here at U
High, go with your feelings and never follow the crowd.
Class Night ^ 57
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Best Couple
David Griffith
Debbie Goldfarb
Worst Break Up
John Kim
Katie Foster
Most Over Dramatic
Gary Thompson
Victoria Roberts
Best Hair
Paul Brooks
Katie Foster
Friday Night Studier
Mike Lockhart
Brie Gleason
Future Truck Driver
Adam Steuk
Darleen Carmenzeno
Best Legs
Chad Shultz
Megan Yontz
Most Artistic
David Griffith
Stacia Thetard
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58* Senior Brunch
Right: Before the meal actually started seniors walked
around hugging and snapping pictures of their friends.
Here, seniors Emma Christensen, Vicky Roberts and
Stephanie Kiesewetter wait for the festivities of the
brunch to begin.
Center: Senior Paul Brooks, recipient of the best hair
award, takes a few moments to take in the atmosphere
of senior brunch. The day included so many amazing
and memorable events it is almost guaranteed that the
entire senior class walked away carrying something
with them, even if they didn’t win an award.
Left: Seniors Vicky Roberts and J ason «
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Senior Brunch ^59
. 1 .
Rehashing
Each Spring the senior class holds one of those annoy¬
ing class meetings that we have come to know and love here at
U-High, to vote on where the Senior Brunch should be held.
This year the class had the option of holding it at Bloomington
Country Club or Turners, which would have included some
money to come out of the senior pockets, or the brunch could
have been held at the less glamourous location of the ISU Ball¬
room, located in Bone Student Center, free of cost to the se¬
niors.
It is not surprising that some students were willing to
pay money in order to have a nicer brunch, but the majority of
the class felt it made no difference where the brunch was held,
so it made more sense to hold it in the Ballroom.
The seniors met at Bone after the awards ceremony, some
still buzzing with excitement from their awards, others ready to
just get out of school and graduate already. The room was deco¬
rated nicely with streamers and balloons, a perfect back drop for
the rolls and rolls of film being snapped away with the hundreds
of pictures that must have been taken by a few anxious seniors.
The Brunch officially began with the seniors being wel¬
comed into the alumni association, followed by a controversial
prayer led by John Kim and then the food was served. A beau¬
tiful buffet, filled with quiche, bacon, sausage, eggs, fruit, salad,
orange juice and muffins was set before the class who quickly
ransacked the spread and ate until they could eat no more.
As the seniors were beginning to get their fill the Senior
Awards were given out and were told they had one week to clean
out their lockers. Before leaving the seniors walked around one
more time passing out hugs and handshakes.
Graduation 1997
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The most striking thing to me right now about high school is how little
I remember of it. I remember certain things, an episode here and there, a
detail about anything that happened. I can’t remember specific days, or
even details from each day of the past four years — just episodes, here and
there, and details and experiences and moments. The past is funny that
way; I think it slips away more rapidly than we might like to pretend,
I remember scenes. Classrooms, hallways, cars full of kids doing noth¬
ing but cruising, driving desperately for no place in particular. I remember watching friends clap one another
on the back and walk, for a while, linked together that way. I remember kids getting bullied in the hallways
pushed around like pinballs for not blending in properly. I remember the low hum of the pipes, sounding like
a far-off choir, every time I entered the doors at the pit. I remember feeling older with just about every new
experience - and I remember when every experience felt new. I remember the drudgery, resentment, frustra¬
tion, beauty. It’s true, there was plenty of beauty in it.
One scene that I remember particularly well happened on prom night, a night that is absurdly pre pack¬
aged for memory, but succeeds in being memorable in spite of that. The scene, as I have it, goes this way:
/ remember looking around at everyone smiling and shining in shiny dresses and creased tuxedoes. I
remember the way all the girls were sparkling and beautiful, strikingly so, and how all the guys were sort of
formal and proud — still retaining an easygoing happy spirit — and everyone looked a few years older than at
school, like a glimpse of the future.
I remember catching my classmate's eyes's and exchanging smiles and happy greetings that were truly
meant; we were capturing a moment forever. As with graduation, the melancholy of ending something signifi¬
cant always mixes with the excitement of beginning something new, but there are moments that pierce through
all expectations, cutting away all misunderstandings, leaving us standing together on a dancefloor looking at
one another directly in the eyes and seeing straight through the essence of the others, feeling connected — just
for a moment — with every other person there in a way that we will not forget, ever..
That’s what I remember about high school. That’s about all.
Not only can we afford to romanticize the past, the capacity to do so in a necessary human trait -- a sort
of defense mechanism. I don’t know if humans could survive if we were truly capable of looking back at
things the way there were, truly. These four years will be remembered, as they probably ought to be, is those
occasional and inevitably fleeting moments that seem to stand out from the others: the time when we suffered
the illusion that we all, as classmates, were in this thing together, sharing a common bond. Those moments
were as real as any of the others, and they were beautiful, at least.
-Written by Robert Dale Mentzer
60 ^ Graduation
Left: Students filed out of Braden after graduation, to recieve thousands of hugs,
kisses and praises of, “Way to go!” and “We are so proud.” Here the
accomplisehed graduate, Ben Miller, struts his stuff, obviously celebrating his
new freedom.
Graduation* 61
Left: A new tradition was
made at the graduation for
the class of 1997, each
student recieved a single
white rose after picking up
there diploma. Here Danielle
Lewis happily shakes hands
with Robert Dean, the
director of the lab school, in
exchange for her rose.
Left: Stephen Waver carefully scans the crowd, trying
to find a trace of his family, as he returns to his seat
after recieving his diploma and rose.
Below: The U-High band plays at graduation every
year, here Amy Johnson directs the group in a quick
warm-up before the ceremony began.
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The class of 1997 officially graduates ^as the cer^
to be putting their high-school days behind them.
62 ^Graduation
Below: Molly McCambridge seems thrilled to be receiving her diploma from Maria
Coolican, principal. That smile may one day be famous, Molly plans to major in theatre
isy Below: Nicole Swanson double checks that her cap is on straight and pinned tightly to
her hair. Her friends offers support.
Center; The four years the seniors spent at U-High have been a time of great
change and many budding friendships. Judy Yin tightly embracess her neighbor as
the class prepares to stand together for the last time.
Above: The senior members of chorus began the ceremony by singing the praises
of the Alma Mater. Proudly hail our Alma Mater; to her e're be true. Sing her
praise in mighty chorus; laud and glory too. Cheer the team, support it !y standards,
back the pioneers. Gladly say that you’re from U-High. Uphold her through the
years.
Above: Mark Moon, Andy Cunninham, Ryan Ash and Tony Neibur display their gowns
before heading upstairs to the ceremony.
Graduation ^ 63
Right: Junior Susan Grotbo helps junior CAPTAINS
member Melissa Mercier sell cookies for Red Ribbon
Week. The week focused on informing students of
the effects of drugs and alcohol. The cookie sales were
one of the many events that took place during the week.
Below: The lead cast of U-High’s fall play. Arsenic
and Old Lace, rehearses a scene. This was the first of
the three productions the U-High theatre puts on each
year. A lot of hard work went into making this play
successful.
Below right: Senior Senate members Dave Griffith and
Rachel Jannusch prepare posters for the annual Hal¬
loween Dance. Dances and social activites are just a
few of the Senate-sponsered activites. This organiza¬
tion also puts together community service projects and
school elections.
64 Clubs Division
C w: Freshman, Sara Tomason and Junior, Nate
is practice their scales in band. This year the band
^yed at home football and basketball games. They
Jdped boost school spirit among fans.
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When U‘High students are look¬
ing for extra curricular activities, they
have many choices. With over 20 clubs
available at U-High a student can’t go
wrong.
This year, U-High clubs were
better than ever. The Key Club, a com¬
munity service organization, sponsored
another successful canned food drive for
Make-A-Difference Day and collected
1,800 cans. U-High CAPTAINS and
Senate worked together to give students
their own Teen Institute Day where they
attended lectures and demonstrations
about aliens, self defense, upcoming col¬
lege years and many other interesting
topics.
Also, Orchesis Dance Company pre¬
sented two concerts this year, each con¬
taining dances choreographed by the stu¬
dents themselves.
All of the clubs offered at U-
High are part of what makes our school
so unique. According to junior, Kristy
Corbitt, “With all the clubs available at
U-High it is easy to find one best
suited for you.”
Clubs Division
JOURNALISM
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Above: Junior Lacey Shirk glaies at fellow^ memebers oi Clanoneue i
while editing stories turned in for her Lifestyle's section. Shirk graced tl
lab with her presence daily as the Lifestyles section editor after Senior
p? No, they just were taking
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Row One: Jim Kelly. Row Two: Erica Otto, Dana Grzeskowiak, Toni
DeCristofaro, Michelle Natzke, Molly Archer, Betsy Eyenatten. Row Three:
Nathan Tumis, Dave Griffith, Lacey Shirk, Sarah Johnson. Row Four: Jon Kim,
Jamie Troutman, Bryson Engelen, Daniel Berhens, Ben Miller. Row Five: Paul
Brooks, Chris Charlesworth. Not Pictured; Stephanie Kieswetter, Erin O’Connor,
Stacia Thetard, Gary Thompson, Jason VanCauwenberge, Jenny Wojcik.
Below: Our always crazy business manager. Senior
Miller, doubled also as a part-time lounge singer. Sticki
your day job, Ben!
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By Dana Grzeskowiak
Jim Kelly - Advisor
This year’s Journalism class summer to produce a quality yearbook un-
was once again a
successful com¬
bination of Year¬
book and News¬
paper staff. All
students, with
the exception of
the senior editors
Chris
Charles worth
and Stephanie
Kiesewetter due
to the time con¬
straints, were re¬
quired to work on both publica¬
tions, The Clarionette was
delivered in a timely fashion for the
most part. The staff worked both
weekends and throughout the
der the direc¬
tion of editor
Stephaine
Kiesewetter
and sponsor,
Mr. “nobody
leave” Jim
Kelly. The
yearbook staff
only had two re-
turning mem¬
bers, editor
Kiesewetter
and assistant
editor Dana Grzeskowiak. Both used their
teaching skills from last year to form a
book none could forget.
Left: Every year Mr. Kelly throws a huge pizza party for
journalism students, in combination with journalism awards
presentation. Junior Sarah Johnson and sophomore Betsy
Eynatten watch as senior Paul Brooks stuffs his face.
CLARIONETTE
Chris Charlesworlh - Editor in Cheif
Gary,"Smpsan - Assistant
ri*- News Editor'
Bryson Engelen - Feature Editor
Lacy Shirk and Dan Berhens - Life-styles Editors
Jamie Timitman - Sports Editorip,
CLARION
Stephpie Kiesewetter -
■■
Dana Grzeskowiak - Assistant Editor
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DRAMA
Row One Sarah Roper, Julie Ballard,
James Junis, Libby Bergstrom, Emma
Christenson, Vicky Roberts, Jeane Hurtz,
Sam Dawson, Sara Kelly, Kate Meghji.
Row Two: Bryson Engelen, Katie
Augspurger, Pegah Hemmasi, Raven
Nunez, Bond Lammey, Katie Brokaw,
Maggie Saluto, Libby Kalmbach. Row
Three: Nathan Tumis, Matt Augspurger,
Molly McCambridge, Aaron Loose, Jim
Oltman, Dan Behrns, 1. Reyes, Betsy
Eyenatten, Becky Phillips, Jamie Th¬
ompson, Jenny Wojcik, Molly Archer,
Sarah Lehr, Sarah Weiss, Monica Hesse,
Josh Weckesser Row Four: Susan
Thetard, Aaron Fowles, Tony Meizelis,
Chris Charlesworth, Ben Miller, Tim
Holbrook, Jason VanCauwenberge, Sara
Chan, Andy Steadman, J. McCullough,
Megan. Thompson, Jill Wilson and Jus¬
tin Stanley.
THESPIANS
Row One; Emma Christenson, Vicky
Roberts, Jeane Hurtz, Katie Brokaw.
Row Two: Bryson Engelen, Jake Olbert,
Pegah Hemmasi, Bond Lammey, Becky
Phillips, Molly Archer, Sarah Lehr. Row
Three: Nathan Tumis, Matt Augspurger,
Molly McCambridge, Jake Oltman,
Aaron Loos, Dan Behrns, Betsy
Eyenatten, Jamie Thompson, Jenny
Wojcik, Monica Hesse. Row Four:
Aaron Fowles, Bm Miller, Sara Chan,
Megan Thompson, Jill Wilson. Row
Five; Susan Thetard, Tony Meizelis,
Chris Charlesworth, Tim Holbrook,
Andy Steadman and J. McCullough.
Below; Senior Molly McCambridge
Junior Toni DeCristofaro perform a h
from The Good Doctor at the One Act
"ill l|i||i IpiilBiii'Ml
Above; Sophomores Molly Amt
Monica Hesse, and Jeanne Hurtz k-
fearful in the play Arsenic and Old Lac
Above; The included, from left to iipiL S®br Gary Thompson, Sophomore Senior Jason Van
loraores Tim Holbrook. Monica Hesse and Jake Olbert, and Junior Jim Oltmanf The musical was the last show
Right; Sophomores Bryson Engelen, W
Belrtnd Junidr Matt Augsbuiger nui
a stuiinmg perfofmance m the fall p
Arsenic and Old Lace.
68 Thespians / Drama
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ilbzanza ^aks.^. ^/isaisz to cn/Vscv Jls^us^Li,
By Toni DeCristofaro
The theatre department succeeded by at¬
tempting many new things this year.
One of their goals was to involve Thespi¬
ans in more than just
plays. Under the guid¬
ance of Susan
Thetard, they began
preforming an annual
musical, replacing the
former semiannual
tradition, the group
also took part in a fall play, and helped bring
success to the One-Acts, contest play, and
group interpretation.
Another goal was to increase attendance
at the performances. “We did get more people
to attend, but I think we could still do better in
that area,” said Thetard
To make this year even more excep¬
tional, Thespians were graced with several out¬
standing members. Sophomore Linda Fanis
was nominated for a
state office in the Illi¬
nois State Thespians,
Senior Gary Thompson
had a chorus role in the
All-State play, and
freshman Aaron
Fleischer was nomi¬
nated for a role.
With seven active seniors leaving, the
program will be losing quite a bit of talent.
“The seniors will be missed, but we have a lot
of talent in the freshman and sophomore
classes,” said Thetard. “Fm looking forward
to next year.”
Above: Senior Jason VanCauwenberge, catches junior J im Oltnian from the platform during a scene from
die musical, J^ Fantastiks,. Oilman is falling due to his^^aiUboyent gestures^hile spoyhng Shakesp^i^esui
Thespans / Drama ^*69
By: Molly Archer
^^EO^noCo
w
cScLznaz and tE-dinoLo^y cntjesti^atei. tomovLovj
Years
ago,
when
Maddane
H o s s
ran the
U-High
library
club, it
was just
that. A library club. In recent
years, with Kathy Oberhardt as the
sponsor, the library/tech club has
gotten away from just shelving
books. They now focus on the
technology aspect of the club.
This year they have mostly
dabbled in the new
medium of communications
through the internet. "I would like
to get back to doing things around
the library, but the kids seem to en¬
joy working with the
computers,” said Kathy Ober¬
hardt. "I would like to get back to
a about the current activities of the
library/tech club. The library club’s past
activities have in¬
cluded shelving and
reshelving books,
checking out books for
fellow students, orga¬
nizing magazines, re¬
pairing damaged books
and periodicals, and
doing odd jobs around
the library. “ I miss all
the extra help”, said
Oberhardt. Although
the library/tech club never competes, they
are a vital part of the extra-curricular ac¬
tivities at U-high. It takes students with
an interest and helps them participate in
activities with others who share that inter¬
est. The science club is a group of students
who enjoy Chemistry, Physics, and Biol¬
ogy. The Science club didn’t partake of
many activities this year, but they had a
good time working on the projects they
completed. The science club is a group of
students who enjoy Chemistry, Phys
ics, and Biology. The students wk
participate ii
the activitesp
the Science cK
can be founl
designing aiii
making model
that utilize 4
laws of physio
Some of tki
Science Clui
members wer
participants p
the science competition that U-Hif!
attended, where W.Y.S.E. was t\
tremely successful, taking first in tl
state as a group. Their very large trp
phy was displayed in the office fon
few weeks, and was then placed in 4
trophy case, to commemoraii
W.Y.S.E.’s triumph.
.‘Mse.. A
"I would like to get back to
doing things around the
lUirary, but the kids seem to
working w ith the
70 ^Science / Technology
...
Row Qae; ■SMiRf Paul Peng,-Tony Sclioeniii
Bwdgi^ Corbitt, Bridget Jones. Amy VanCauwenbo^
Elmbetfai Varda, Sarah JdurS, luHe Bfefoe^. Row Four: Bryj
Aaron Qotshe?. ?. ?. Brian Hajak, Don PSj^.iAairc^Bafeither, Billy Elnifl
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''Being in Mu Alpha is another
great honor that U-High stiuh^
can acheive, I wbrked really
to'Veach this levU of success akl
appreciate the opportunity^ to be
Bjt recognized for it''
Row One: Sohal Pa^l, Karen Choi, John Kim, Katie Foster^ Rachel Rotko^^, Row One; Chris Birge, Sohal Patel, KiSre^i Choi, John Kim, Katie Brokaw, RtihV ' w
Megan Shepston. Julia Jarvis. Giang T0r^, Danielle Lewis^ AntfyjGolomb. Row ^ KJtan. Row Two; Dinda Ken, Sarah Emily Yee, Ni^ Riri, Tina Yaiig.Mg^
Two; Kristen Hoeprier, Sarah Colba, Emily Yee, Nidhi Puri, R^sh^ Ramanuja, Mark: ^ ^ Goodwin, Sarah Temi, Sarah Chanr Row^Three: Adam Stoiclc, Eric Horiia. D«e^v
Harris. Judy Yin, Kristy Ralston. Becca Martin,Brie Gleason;* Row Three; Adaiif^ Patterson, Paul Peng. Tiffany Theatard. Grace Dessa, and Andy Lamonica.
Sieuk. Andy Raider, Mike Lockhart, Kevin Jones, Eric Homa, Nick Anderson, Rachel -
Jannush. Joanie Gerdes, Megan
Mike Toepke. Jay Powell.
Phillips, Nicole Swanson, Row
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^iJ^-cAfL^li siudznt^ zKczt mailiztTiatLcattjj
Mu
Alpha
Theta is a
program
that
awards
scholar¬
ships to
students
who ex¬
cel in mathematics.
Students
who wish to be
awarded the ben¬
efits that being a
member of Mu Al¬
pha Theta grants
are expected to
continue to excel
after their recogni¬
tion. Initiates are
welcomed into the
organization after
obtaining greater than a 3.2 grade
By: Molly Archer
point in all academic classes they are cur- against students from other teams,
rently enrolled in. Students Must also be awards are given on the basis of the
enrolled in a U-High Math class and re- results of the test,
ceiving a minimum of a 3.5 grade point in
all mathematics courses taken at U-High.
Students are awarded scholarships
by Mu Alpha Theta in recognition for their
ambition and skill in the field of mathemat¬
ics. Mu Alpha Theta provides committed
students with the opportunity to receive a
higher education even when funds are
sparse.
The math
team consists of a
well rounded
group of students
who enjoy math¬
ematics. The
team participates
in competitions
throughout the
state. At compe¬
titions students
are given math tests which are then scored
cSdliotaiiia SovaC j'incli. luccsii
By: Besty Eynatten
Freshmen / Sophomore
Tournament Placements
Brimfield Tournament: First
MacArthur Tournament: First
St. Bede Tournament: Second
Varsity Season Record: 46-12
Fresh/Soph Season Record: 32-3
Scholastic Bowl has a season lasting Holbrook, who had nine. Toepke had three,
from mid-October to mid-April. They have Patty Liu also had three, Paul Peng and Brysot
the longest competitive season of any U-High Engelen had one.
activity. This year, the
44
Varsity team had a sea¬
son record of 46-12.
They were Intercity
Champions, Cornbelt
Conference Champions,
and Regional Champi¬
ons. The captain was
Mike Toepke, and the
season high scorer was
Tim Holbrook. “Science was my favorite cat¬
egory,” said Toepke. Toepke also had the sec¬
ond-highest number of all-tournament ap¬
pearances; the only one to beat him was
My favorite tourna¬
ment was Intercity. I
enjoyed being
. That
The Freshmea'
Sophomore team hadi!
seasonal record of 32*3.
Sophomore Patty Lio
was on both the fresji-
men/sophomore team
andvarstiy. The part she
remembers best was,
“winning Intercity"
Both junior varsity an^
varstiy won, allowing a few people to makeii
into the Alternate team. The captain of \k
Fresh/Soph team was Tim Holbrook, who m
also the high scorer.
SCHOLASTIC BOWL
Row One: Chris Birge, Patti Liu, Emily Yee, Monica
Hesse, Katie Brokaw, Tim Holbrook, Grace Dessa. Row
Two: Kris Schwarzrock, Matt Stephens, Bryson
Engelen, Kong Wei, Lauren Webber, Christine Yee,
Sara Temiyasathit, Kate Meghji. Row Three: Drew
Patterson, Casey Motamedy, Paul
Peng, Mike Toepke and Sohal Patel.
Below: Katie Brokaw squeezed in some extra studying for Scholastic Bowl after school.
^IzE aliEi .1 tecun Eatni. ^ZEutEX ZEijiEct
By: Betsy Eynatten
Despite their final tournament at Nation¬
als, which they did not place in, our chess team
has had a pretty impressive season. With a
learn as small as nine, the
chess team has kept it’s
head up throughout the
season
Coach Garett Scott,
led the team to three vic¬
tories and several place¬
ments. At the Olympia In¬
vitational, the team had
three wins and one tie,
taking them to a first place victory. At the
Central Illinois High School Chess League
tournament, they had four wins and no losses,
making them the champions. In the East Central
Illinois Chess League, they had 12 wins with only
two losses, once again making them the champi¬
ons. At the mini Classic,
which was held in
Champaign, they had three
wins and only one loss, put¬
ting them in second place.
In the West Chicago High
School tournament, they
took fourth place with two
wins and two losses.
Having placed second
in state, the chess team has definitely made a big
leap by showing in-school critics that the chess
team has a lot to be proud of.
“MyI freshman yeafSwe
were on the bottom of the
rankings, but this year we
a strong team and we
placed second in state.”
Tang
cSaozsJjoatd
State: Second Place
Olympia Invitational: First
Central Illinois High School
Chess League Tournament:
Champions
East Central Illinois Chess
League Tournament: Champions
mini Classic: Second place
West Chicago High School
Tournament: Fourth
Nationals: No Placement
CHESS CLUB
Row One: Giang Tang, Kim Goodwin,
Andy Kane, Keith Middleton. Row Two:
Jeremy Shive, Aaron Fowles, and Andy
Lamonica. Not Pictured: Jason Shive.
Below Left; Jason Shive contemplates his next move at team practice before Nation¬
als, while Andy Lamonica competes against Kim Goodwin.
Below: Andy Lamonica, Jeremy Shive, Kim Goodwin, and Jason Shive practiced
their chess game, while coach Garett Scott looks on.
Above: Students were lined up early for the silent auction to
bid on the many items there were offered, including extra
credit. Senate sponsors two auctions every year.
Above Right: Being an honor society member leaves most
students with little leisure time. These Juniors manage to
find some before the ceremony started.
WYSE TEAM
Row One: Shelly Oliver, Brie Gleason, Emily Yee, Rehka Radfadfas, Mike, Toepke, Kim Goodwin, Paul Peng,!ll
Ives. Back Row: Katie Brokaw, Laura Tnittman, Sarah Colba, Tony Meizelis, Jay Powell, Kris Schwartzrock,Sfl
Patel, Andy Schmidgall, Phil Beccue, Mr. Holbrook.
74 #• Senate^ WYSE / NHS
Below; Friends Molly McCambridge and Judy Yin
ave each other an affectionate hug during a senate
Sleeting. This year, was their last year in senate
logelher. Sometimes it’s just hard to let go.
The students who have participated in Sen¬
ate, NHS, and WYSE clubs have gone above
and beyond what a normal U-High student is
expected to do.
National Honor
Society initiates new
members every year.
For initiation week,
students have to carry
around signs, candy
for other NHS mem¬
bers, and they all had
to collect money to
benefit victims of the
flood in North Da¬
kota.
The WYSE Team was coached this year
by Mrs. Ives and Mr. Holbrook. Formerly
known as “JETS,” the new team made first place
in the state finals. WYSE stands for (Youths in
Science and Engineering).
Senate had a very
successful and productive
year. With a strong ex¬
ecutive board and dedi¬
cated members, they
sponsored two silent auc¬
tions, March Madness,
teen institute day, a blood
drive, and several motiva¬
tional assemblies. The in¬
vited motivational speak¬
ers and a state of the art
multimedia performance were welcomed to U-
High. The students in senate are the students
who want to make a difference in the school and
want their fellow students to be happy.
Senate Executive
Board ^
President-John Kim
yice President- Mark Harris
Secretary- Julia Jarvis_ i*
Treasurer- Tina
^T^oux otentiaL
Senate, National Honor Society and the WYSE Team
By: Jenny Wojcik
ibove; Juniors Amanda Finch and Kristen Miiler rest on coLs in the
mall gym after giving blood.
AtSie conduct one
meetingsrin Sto^Jli-Thanks to .Senate, U-High
dances, fund rai^i^,^the silent auctioti, and much
JETS / NHS / Senate #75
Left; Bond Lammey presents
herself during NHS initiation
week. The requirements for
initiation consist of leadership
skills, keeping up grades, and
going a week with your hands
full.
Above: Sen|or Bimm Christensen reflects her thougjbts through journaling. Writers often""^"’
_... it..- _ri_i
use journal entries in order to feed the flanies of inspirtatid^^'^
Abo^^Bfothe and Beyond features photographs and aiWork, as well as liiet-
ary pieces. The above photograph taken by Dave Griffith is aji example of lii
kind of work that is submitted to the magazine.
76 Brome and Beyond / Creative Writing Club
era.
Below: Senior Rob Mentzer was
awarded the title of editor of
Brome and Beyond this year. Here
he jokes around with assistant edi¬
tor, senior Stephanie Kiesewetter,
while putting the finishing touches
on the book.
Right: Brome and Beyond
recieved a wonderful gift this year
in the form of a transfer student,
junior Katie O’Neal. O’Neal
transferred to U-High from Aus¬
tralia, but calls Kentucky home.
O’Neal is a very gifted photogra¬
pher, whose photos grace the
pages throughout the book as well
as finding an honored spot on the
cover. This picture of an alley is
an example of O’Neal’s art devel¬
oped throught the lens of the cam-
wi; Mow Two: Emma Christens*
Row Three: Bdttl Laminey, Tosii
Bngelen. Not Pictured: Stephmiie
lia Groves, Kurt Sanders and Mifce
CREATIVE WIJTING CLU%| .
Row One: Siriff Shamess, Melanie Shiimaiiltr Paula Mct),ahiel, Emma Gjiristenseioir*
Vicioria Roberts. Rachel FIdtkoetter, Karen Choi. Debbie Goldfarb. Judy Yin, Sara
Johnson. Row Two: Laura Dwyer. Mark Harris. Trudi Shoening. StaciaThetard, Bong
Lammey, Katie Brokaw, JeiiBy*Wojik, Sarah-Weiss, Hilla^ Illif, Brandy Braye, Lind-
ay O’Neil, Alyssa Jennings.^ Row Three: Chris Blume, Bryson
Rob Menizer, Laura Jennings, Jamie Lutes.""' Row Four: Sanders, Josh Gibson
Maggie Salulo, Lauren Rcnb, and Erin Nelson. Not Pictured: Stephanie Kiesewetter.
ROME AND BEYOND*^
Row One; Dan Behrns, Victoria Roberts, KSen
Katie Brokaw, Stacia Thetard. Debbie Goldfarb.
Gibson. Rob Mentzer, Lauren Reno, and Bryson Engelen. Not
Kiesewetter, Dana Grzeskowiak, Molly Archer, Julia Groves, Kurt Sanders
Brome and Beyond / Creative Writing
Nothing Gold Can Stay
ai.
Mure's first gr
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leafs a flower;
But only so an hourC
Then leaf subsides to leaf
Eden sank to
So dawn goes
Mhing gold can
-by Robert Frost
Song
aexce/pt
Wien thou sigh *st, though
not wind,
But sigh *st my soul away;
When though weep 'sty unkindly kind.
My life *s blood doth decay;
It cannot be
That thou lovest me as thou waste,
best of me,
-by John Donne
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fSucUincy auifiota ifzziiJE in JSzo/ns atid fSsyonJ and flzsa£i(js H/VzHncy (2la£-
By: Stephanie Kiesewetter
Each year, students with a creative The Brome staff usually consists of
flare are given the opportunity to join the ere- a few ambitious creative writers. This year
ative writing club. Kathy Clesson seeks mem- that group was headed up by Rob Mentzer,
bers from her popular creative writing class who served as editor of the book. Two new
and the student body as a
whole.
The club kicked off the
year with a party honoring
the release of the 1996
Brome and Beyond. Stu¬
dents who were published
in the book received invita¬
tions to pick up an advance
copy and enjoy a few refreshments while
learning more about the club.
The club planned to meet bimonthly
to discuss members writing, offer support, dis¬
cuss books each were reading and bring guest
speakers to U-High to teach non-writers about
their craft.
Unfortunately after a few meetings mem¬
bers interests began to sag and meetings be¬
gan to turn towards the business of the 1997
Brome and Beyond.
positions were added to
help with the ease of publi¬
cation, Stacia Thetard
joined the staff as Art Di¬
rector and Stephanie
Kiesewetter worked
closely with Mentzer as
Layout Director.
Brome and Beyond
publishes creative writing and art work sub¬
mitted by students ninth through twelfth
grades, as well the winners of the Robert
Brome Award. Clesson suggested that a new
approach be taken in selecting pieces to be
published, for the first time the Brome and Be¬
yond commitee consisted of members from
each grade level. This year’s staff dedicated
themselves to many hours of hard work, read¬
ing through submissions, and typing them up.
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1 “I
PEOPLE OF COLOR
Row One: Melanie Shinault, Raven ,
Janell Rayford, Keith Watson, Rebecca
Fritz, Paul Hursey, Shana Thompson. Row
Two: Aaron Guzman, Grace Dessa, Misty
Younge, Erica Hunter, Chiffon Morris.
Row Three: Brandon Younge, Phil Lim¬
ing, Michael Lockhart, Max Marshall,
Reggie Warner, Kim Bradshaw, Nicole
Pittman, Phillip Beale, Carley Shinault,
Wes Shinault.
-lEweui
Nidhi Puri was featured in the news|»
per outlining the design for this Ve!
nam flag. The project by the culld
club took weeks to complete, and
very tedious, but definitely worth ill
the end. I
CULTURE CLUB
“I flunk tbat flie
divme
manvicaaj im ^ ^
sfeltrclub wasn’t
There weren’t
■Raven Nunez
Rebeccii Frite
Row One: Tina Yang, Sara Chan, Karen
Choi, Kristi WItherow, Andy Golomb.
Row Two: Rinsola Adelekan, Nidhi Puri,
Hillary Illif, Laura Jennings, Rachel
Jannush, Julie Bisbee, Laura Dwyer. Row
Three: Bryan Houghton, Jamie Lute.s,
Becca Martin, Grace Dessa, Kristy
Ralston, Molly Hodel, Megan Yontz,
Vicky Roberts and katie Brokaw.
What do you think of the
People of Color club this
AboverPatBpi|^!||^P^pm'thehaIlway was a messyjbb,-®
but the CultuK? Club members lived up to the task. These |
members even came in on the weekend to fmisli.
^bove: In an effort to brighten up the IHIIiSiiways. the walls weJ
H&orated with the Hags of many diffe1re^^^tries> '‘Being ablenij
see my heritage displayed on the walls of ray high school really made
a happy day for me,” said student Toni DeCristofaro.
78 ^ Culture Club / People Of Color
Culture Club and People of Color takes pride to new levels
By Molly Archer
If you’ve noticed any colorful new addi- an Atncan game, Chinese checkers, a Chinese game,
tion to the school this year, it’s probably been and Pente, a Spanish game,
the flags on the walls above the lockers. This Culture Club was pleased with the increase in
was one of the many productive projects for the membership this year. “We have almost twice the
U-High Culture Club. “The flag painting project people involved with culture club than we did last
was our main attraction this
year,” said Sara Chan, one
of the four “Co-Presidents”
of Culture Club. The other
presidents were Kim
Goodwin, Giang Tang, and
Nidhi Puri.
One of the other
projects that Culture Club did was a fashion
show, called “Cultures of the World”, where
costumes from countries like Egypt, China, Ko¬
rea, and India were exhibited.
Another project was culture club’s booth
at Globalfest. At their booth culture club helped
inform attendees of Globalfest about traditional
games from other countries, such as Mancala,
“The flag painting
project was our main
attraction this year.”,
-Sara Cnanw
Left: Emily Yee, Kim Goodwin,
and Paul Peng work on the flag
project, one of the most involved
projects that Culture Club
decided to take on this year.
Culture Club / People of Color » 79
Right: Katie Foster displays a dance move tliat
Poms included in one of their dances this year.
Poms work very bird ^ each of their dances and
80 ' Poms / Flags / Orchesis
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POMS
Row One: Megan Shepston, Giang Tang, Jennifer Objartel. Row Two: Rachel Below: Karen Choi gives us a big wave as she hangs out in the lounge befe
Flottkoetter, Carmon Jones, Sara Donovan, Katie Foster. Row Three; Meghan Tumis, Orchesis concert. Choi participated in orchesis her junior and senior year and id
Natasha Owen, Kim Moore, and Brooke Flottkoetter. like she’s loved it!
FLAGS
Sara Chan, Katie Wright, Stephanie Schweitzer, Becky Roediger, Nicole Pittmon, Jill
Donovan, Patty Liu, Sarah something.
*
^/^EOEnExaiion of cSjiULit^,
art
•;■ ■ r--^ ^-'
^Potni 9/a^i anA Oxcliaus. add jtauox to cbaiiuiti&%
By Erin 0*Connor
Many U-High activities bring the school
together in spirit and mind. Obviously every¬
one is aware of the Pom Pon squad because of
their enthusiastic prac¬
tices right in the middle
of the lounge after
school. The Pom Pon
squad is always right
there with the boy’s bas¬
ketball team all the way
up to the state tourna¬
ment. Natasha Owen
said, “The most exciting
game to cheer at was definitely the Mid West
Central game, ” Sarah Faber said that it was
an interesting year because their coach quit
within the first two weeks of practice.
The Orchesis Intercity Dance Company
this year performed two interesting and enter¬
taining concerts, one in
the fall and one in the
spring. The fall concert
was a rather low key con¬
cert. The spring concert’s
topic was “Gestures,”
was more upbeat and en¬
thusiastic.
Most of the perform¬
ers enjoyed both concerts,
however Carla James said, “I did not like the
first one as much as the second one.”
“The most exciting
game to cheer at was
definitely the MidWest
'-sse-a _ _
Central game. ”
jNatasha Owen!
Left; Seniors in Orchesis have an interesting
pose for the camera during one of their
pieces in a concert. The seniors include
from top to bottom Rachel Flottkoetter, Gary
Thompson, Kristen Weidman (Central
Catholic), Reggie Warner, Beth Skolmolski,
Andy Steadman, Molly McCambridge, Katie
Foster, Karen Choi, Amy Orsulak (Normal
Community), Megan Shepston, and Vicky
Roberts.
Orchesis
Flags
Poms
JAZZ GOLD
Row One: Jon Choi, Josh Gibson, Ryne Grubar, Rob Tumer,Reggie Warner, Ryan
Shaw. Row Two: David Manjerraz, Rebecca Goodwin, Phil Beale, Keith Middleton,
Kurt Sanders, Matt Snyder, Matt Styczynski. Row Three: Chris Blume, Brandon
Fifer, Marcus Snyder, Drew Patterson.
Below: The U-High field show is something the band is very proud of. Many hours
of class time go into putting the show together, here the trumpet section show their
stuff during a performance at a football game.
I
Below: Gary Thompson gets into the groove at a foot¬
ball game. The Marching Pioneers perform during
halftime at home football games.
^zoucl
By: Nathan Tumis
The Pep Band plays at home basketball
games to create excitement. This year the band
played at both girls and boys Varsity games.
The band also played a Wesleyan basketball
winter
The U-High band is made up of three dif¬
ferent areas. There is a marching band, a Pep
Band, and the Concert band, all directed by
Amy Johnson. The Orchestra is a different
part of the music de¬
partment consisting
of string instru¬
ments.
The Marching
band is seen at home
football
game over
break.
Concert band is
for band members who
are in band during the
second semester. The
concert band plays in
concerts along with the
orchestra. There are
two to three concerts
in the semester.
Amy Johnson also directs the orchestra.
They perform at music concerts throughout the
“The improvemefit ffom the begin-,
ning of the year was phenominal.^
We alllpull^ tog^te to Beebm^
the great marching Pioneers.” #1
Charles worth"#.
games
marching during
halftime. The show
that is done at the
games is the same one that is done at their com¬
petitions. This year the band participated in a
few competitions, including the state compe¬
tition held at ISU. It was the first time in a few
years that the Marching Pioneers have com¬
peted in the competition.
his scales before class began
Right: Choral members gather together
to show off their stuff before one of their
many performances. Sometimes shows
can last up to two hours.
Right: Jazzin’ in the Evenin Director, Vic
Anderson, is seen partaking of the Cajun
style cuisine at Michael’s on St. Charles
Street.
favoriiechorus teacher, Nancy
brilliantly displays all sk
yA^'^^ophies and five metals her choral
*^,?i#rfeeeiwd -S?
d^tus cScffinqi into tne.
By Dana Grz^^owiak
The singing pride of U-High had
many interesting times this year when
finally the day
arrived for the big
chorus trip. After
many weeks of
selling items and
spending weekends
working concessions
at the stadium the
students then had
enough money to
travel to New Orleans. The trip was
taken after spring break allowing the
*'The trip home was a
long and silent one,
with a bus full of musi¬
cal dreamers .''
students to miss a little of class time.
The class got to travel the ins and outs of
the musical city, causing them to learn
about types of jazz and blues
music. During their stay
the class performed as a
whole and separate choral
groups. They earned six
trophies and five metals to
add to the vast display case
at U-High. The trip home
was a long and silent one,
with a bus full of musical dreamers.
Above Top; Everyone stops what their doing to snap a shot
with the huge trophy the chorus won.
Above; Chorus members pause for a group shot on the
comer of Bourbon Street.
MADRIGALS
Row One: Brooke Flotkoetter,Victoria Roberts, Bond Lammey, Jeanne Hurtz, Amy
VanCauwenberge, Karen Choi, Kim Goodwiin. Row Two: Tim Holbrook, John Kim,
Jason VanCauwenberge, Andy Stedman, John Choi, Jake Olbert, and Rob Kerns.
COURT SINGERS
Row One: Sara Weiss, Emily Baldoni, Ned Gibson, Lotti Bergrstrom, Paul Peng, Pegah Hemir-
Chad McKittrick, Monica Hesse. Row Two: Maggie Saluto, Kuo-Hsing Lian, Neel Mookeijet.
Wilson, Brandon Albee, Sara Temi, Phil Hoffman, Katie Brokaw, Row Three: Jay McCulloi,
Katie Augspurger, Mike Ducett, Sara Kelly , Jim Oilman, Brianna Kaufman, Matt Augspur
April Bates.
MADRIGAL STRINGS
MADRIGAL BRASS
Row One: Alexis Bair, Chris Blume, Brandon Feifer, Drew Patterson Row Two: Kong
Wei,Stazinski?, Kurt Sanders, Renny McBride,Director Amy Johnson.
Row One: Steven Vittitoe, Crystal Foreman, Andy Schmidgall, Anna Smith. RowTi^
Aaron Fleischer, Sara Temi, Neel Mookerjee, Kristen Smith, Sophie Kahn. LyndaKi
Director Amy Johnson, and Justin Stanley.
86 ^ Madrigals/Courtsingers
MADRIGAL RECORDERS
Row One: Justin Filipiak, David
Manjarrez, Emily Yee, Christine Yee.
Row Two: Director Sally Hoffman.
University Jdgh Scfioof Tine Jirts (Department
^enth Anniversary of Madrigaf (Dinners
owning
By: Jason VanCauwenberqe
The Madrigals this season
skillfully car¬
ried out by all
who partici¬
pated. In addi¬
tion the partici¬
pation of the
Madrigal
Strings as well
as the Madrigal
Brass and re¬
corders made
the perfor¬
mances that much more enjoy¬
able. Along with the U-High
Chorus and Jazz Ensembles the
Mads took a trip to New Orleans
and were very successful.
"''The Madrigal groups afU-
High keep getting better and
they are a great experience
because students learn so
I much by participating.^^
show
“The
French
sound¬
ing bellows of song. The perfor¬
mances of the show included two
dinners on the regular Sunday be¬
fore Thanksgiving while there was
an extra dessert performance the fol¬
lowing day. The performances were
Sunday, <DecmSerl, 1996
1p.m. ^6p.nL
Monday, (Decem6er2,1996
6 p.m.
hmer's (5§>anaparte
Choi and Jacob Olbert display'
presence during one pertbrniance of
Ip, stage
dinners.
Madrigals / Courtsingers ^87
^/^Ejoant, cf^Ecits.
The
speech sea¬
son began
with some
veteran
speech team
members
discovering
that their was a possibility that there
may not be a speech team this year.
Instead of sitting idly by, waiting for
the administration to take action, stu¬
dents took the initiative to push for the
formation of their team. In Novem¬
ber, the team learned that they won
their first struggle of the year, the ad¬
ministration hired a coach. Marcy
tsam tnaJz
z&i.
a
dome
By Toni DeCristofa*
James took over the coaching position working since before the season tx
in a peculiar spot, it was
already the middle of
the season, the team was
determined to succeed,
making up for lost time.
Twenty-five people
showed interest in par¬
ticipating, but that num¬
ber soon dwindled down
to five. The five active participants were DeCristofaro placed fifth,
senior Karen Choi, and juniors Toni “Fm proud of how our teai
DeCristofaro, Katie Brokaw, Matt has overcome the problems oftli
Augsburger, and Ruby Kahn. past few years, and how we have sui
The team worked constantly, ceeded beyond our own expect:
pushing themselves to achieve a level dons,” said Senior Karen Choi,
comparable to rival teams who had been
proud of now our^
If has overcome the problermdf^
the past few years, and how
we have succeeded beyond
our own expectations. “
- Karen ChoS
gan,
InevitabI;
this hard wot
paid of:
Brokaw m
DeCristofai
advanced :
sectionai
w h e r
IJwniors Matt Aii^
At last count!:
continuous game «
.. ^
_ " ^ " i«- I*. • •• ... .. p >>' <
Row One: Ruby Khan, Toni DeCnstofaro, Karen Choi. Not Pictured: Coach
Marcy James, Matt Augsburger, and Katie Brokaw.
Above Right: Jo pass tlie time before final rounds posted, senior Karen Choi reads
. * :: ’ • 'I f . ' ... . .
This IS a common Sight at any Speech meet.
If.A
88 - Speech
m'x
By Toni DeCristofaro
The
Debate
team this
year has
success-
fully
o V e r -
come the
c h a 1 -
lenge of
transition from policy debate to con¬
gressional debate.
For years, the team has com¬
peted in policy debate tournaments,
but this year decided to switch to
congressional debate, which is the
‘fastest growing event of forensics
in the state
t
of Illinois,” said coach Robert Neuleib. These winners include Gary Thomp-
Neuleib had few expectations of his team son as Outstanding Speaker and Best
this season. “This team is
new at congressional de¬
bate and my goal for them
this season was to partici¬
pate and learn. I had
hoped for them to find out
what it’s all about,” said
Neuleib.
Although Congressional
Debate does not have a
My goal form€l^BWteam this
Wm %
season, was to participate and
learn, / had hoped for them to
find out what it's all about. ”
Presiding
Officer,
Carroll
Varner
with the
Critic’s
Choice
Award,
John
Kim as
state competition, it does have the Illinois Superior Speaker, and Jim Sallee as
Congressional Debate Association in Superior Speaker as well,
which the Despite the changes this sea-
team competed. The debate team, which son, it appears that the members
consists of seven members, saw four of came out on top for a successful sea-
them qualify for the championship level, son.
. DEBATE TEAM
Above: John Kim, Bridget Nom, Carroll Varner, and
Neuleib, Gary Thompson, Aaron Loos, and Jake Olbert.
Debated 89
ART CLUB
Row One: Jenny Wojcik, John
Stuckey, Trudi Schoening, Ryan
Hoelting, Carroll Varner. Row
Two: Andrea Steuck, Jim Sallee,
Loren Wells, Katie Brokaw,
Stacia Thetard, NathanBair,
David Griffith, Kristy Ralston.
Row Three: Lane Lampert, Aaron
Leach, Nicholas Sorak, Bryson
Englen, Erica Otto, Erin Nelson,
Matt Schweitzer. Row Four: Joe
Singer.
BIBLE STUDY
Row One: Amy
VanCauwenberge. Row Two:
Katie Brokaw, Bond Lammey,
Julia Jarvis, Katie Foster, Becky
Ifft, Jamie Lutes. Row Three:
Ryne Grubar, Jay McCullough,
Ben Miller, John Kim and Bryson
Englen. Not Pictured: Amy
Magarity
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cSjiL'iLt
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By: Stephanie Kiesewetter
Never before in University
High School’s history has thier
been a club dedicated to the pur¬
suit of studying biblical text, but
that all came to an end in the fall of
1994. Kristy Bertolet, a 1995
graduate of U-High and Amy
Magarity, who is now a junior,
reached out to math teacher Barbara Bills, asking for
assistence in starting a bible study. Bills agreed and U-
High’s Bible Study was born.
The separation of church and state prevents the club
from accepting school funding and meeting during
school hours.
The club allows Christian students to share their be¬
liefs with other students like them. Meetings include a
lesson read from the Bible and follow up discussions
relating the story to the modern world. Sometimes re¬
freshments are offered and music is played.
One event highlight’s the year, “See You at the
Pole.” This event has world wide participants who cel¬
ebrate the Christian faith by gathering at the flag pole
to pray for their schools.
The group is successful in its goals, although there
is only a small turnout of about eight people. “It’s a lot
of fun, we just need more people to come,” said Katie
Foster.
Art club spent the year complet-
ing many projects. They worked on
several paintings to be mounted at
the bases of each of the stairwells.
Paintings include a Pioneer football
a mural containing student interpre¬
tations of three famous paintings and the comedy-
tragedy masks of theatre fame.
Completetion of these painting required mem¬
bers to remain dedicated throughout the year. Sched¬
uling made it difficuult for some members to partici¬
pate regularly, the club meets at 3:00 after school on
Wednesdays which conflicts with other activities.
However, students are welcome to come whenever they
have the opportunity, that limits who can come to the
club.
Some students only come a few times a year
because that is all that they can afford. Kristy Ralston
offered help between her hectic schedule, Ralston’s
theory, “At least I got to help a little bit.”
Art club is open to anyone with a creative
flare and a drive to work hard.
Right: Kristy Ralston and Matt Schweitzer
each working on a project that they will be
put in thier portafolio.
i;j-i
: ’
A
Below: Senior Chns Murphy easily dodges his opponents on the field making a great run
with the ball. U-High defeated Prairie Central at the Homecoming game 41-12.
Below: Sophomore Heidi Kuethe reaches above the net to tip a ball overbeforr^
opponent could set up a block. U-High defeated Pontiac.
I’olL s-jiozti. 5.£aion
clliali^oiniLn^ ^ecau^
Y a[[ isatyrs^^cul
tliE^ diAn 'i
^ . CLcfiU.U£. i^&fn
Kristy Ralston ^
Right: Freshman Chase Hilgenbrinck dribbled the ball
down the field past the opponent while teammate Alex
Kowerico looks on. . _
92 ^ Sports Division
Junior Pat Ml
£ai.o/2
Sports is a very important
element in the extracurricular
life of many U-High students.
With choices ranging from
swimming to baseball, basket¬
ball to track, almost everyone
can find something to participate
in.
Athletic teams at U-high are
known for their championship
stature. Our athletes are not
taught just about winning. U-
High coaches teach their athletes
more than just the game, students
also learn the importance of be¬
ing a team, a skill that will last
throughout their future careers.
Life skills are important in every¬
thing that is done here.
U-High fall sports had a suc¬
cessful season this year. Boys golf
won state for the first time since
1991. Boys cross country won
third in conference, while the girls
cross country team was close be¬
hind by finishing fourth in confer¬
ence. Volleyball suffered an upset
during sectionals to Hartsburg-
Emden. Football lost during first
round of the playoffs. Despite
some of these disappointing losses
for different teams, they all came
out winners in the fall sports sea¬
son.
Below: Freshman Betsy Barr takes a plunge into Horton
Pool against Bloomington. U-High glided into their first
0 ieet victorious. The girls’.swimming team is just one
oflhe many great athletic teams that is available for stu-
snis to participate in at U-High. Members of the swim
[fam have made it to state each of the last four years.
Left; Junior Ambika Bhat pre¬
pares herself for a fore-hand smash
to pulverize a fellow teammate in
Dractice. -£4
^executes the perfect swmg.
9 swing helped him to finisliS
: second in state. (.f
m
Sports Division ^ 93
Senior Danfi^ Bradley j «ond team "All- -
€onfrencefl&nsivefeen^ a crucial
deffensive play tef g
SCOREBOARD
SOPHOMORES
First Row: Coach Elder, Charlie Black, EJ- Kelly, Eric Diaz, Brad Nichols, Gabe
Weiss, Aaron Leach, John Lovelass, Coach Fillippini. Second Row; Coach Willis,
Andrew Maxell, Pat Kelley, Blake Knapp, Luke Harding, Ryan Felkamp, Justin
Smith, Mile Ducett, Coach Eric.
VARSITY
First Row; Coach Elder, Luke Harding, Andy Rader, Danny Bradley, Chad Schulz,
Adam Steuck, Chris Murphy, Brian Houghton, Michael Lockhart, Wade Kennedy,
Coach Jones. Second Row; Coach Smid, Charlie Black, Tom Benjamin. Phillip
Beccue, Paul Gebhardt, CaJen Foster, Nick Smith, Jamie Bills, John Donovan,
Wes Shinault, Joe Schmidt, Coach Miller, '‘Malt the Car. Third Row: Brian Flynn,
Brett Mapel, Ryan Felkamp, Ben Knapp, Pete Marlin, Jason Halm, Joe Whitaker,
Joel Searby, Brian Williams, Chris Schwalzrock, Brad Nichols, Blake Knapp. Not
Pictured: Billy Elmore, E.J. Kelly, Max Marshall, Justin Penn,
FRESHMAN
First Row: Tim Beccue, Rob Vesper, Jon Hand, Nathan Brent,Chris Pederson,
Keith Middleton, Kiel Foster, Dan Cottone, Mark Pydnowski. Second Row; Tim
Kramp, Neel Mookeijee, Mike Yeagle, Jeremy Fuson, Clint Mapel, Michah Baird,
Ben Rhodes, Tyler Fritzen. Third Row: Coach Smith, Bret Swanson, Ty Lewis,
Tom Menning, Nick Anderson, Tim Cicciu, Brian Schulz, Dan Lenart, Coach
r^aiiU Wrtr Pir^tiirjart* AnrKnn\j' PiiffnrH
Team
Oblong
Central Catholic
Pontiac
Mahomet
Bureau Valley
Olympia
U-High
52
18
12
33
19
36
41
Opponent
6
7
16
0
13
21
Footballs 94
quickness to
Above: Oblong tailback found no running room
between four-year letterman Andy Rader, three-year
letterman Wade Kennedy and first-year letterman
Justin Penn.
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By Sarah Johnson
After de-
feating
Intercity
ior\
si ve" line- "te.
man Jason Halm, thought the
1996 varsity Football team
could-^beat anyone. ‘'It was
definitely the high point of the
season. jHowever, the varsity^
on with an over;
^ all record 0t8-2 after losirig'*a
heartbrealcer to Mai'enso in the
first found of the playoffs. The
number six ranked Pioneers
were led by co-captains Andy
Rader and Chad Schulz. Andy
Raderiwas voted Most Valu¬
able Piay^ by^his teammates^
l^^had; jjybi^^^and Wa
pKehnedy^'jy^^iboth namedi
All-COTfSrice, ^All-Area, and
All-S^tat^^Andy Rader was
named All-Confrence and All-
Area.
Post Season
D-Mac'»
Urbana
NCHS
=BHS
Moline
Collinsville
s Soccer
SCOREBOARD
Below: Junior Aaron Bareither awaits a pass from his team- Below: Freshman Chase Hilgenbrinck, battles past two Urbana defenders. The Pioneers defeated Urbana for
mates. “It was a great season and I’m proud to be a part of Regional title. Hilgenbinck was one of two freshman to dress varsity this year,
the team,” said Bareither. He is one of nine letter winners
U-High
4
3
2
11
5
3
4
4
4
1
1
3
1
1
5
3
3
Opponent
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
I
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Game
Dunlap
NCHS
Jacksonville
Limestone
D-Mac
Peoria Christian
Morton
NCWHS
Decatur Eisenhower
East Moline
Champaign Central
Chatham
NCHS
^
Above: Senior Tony Niebur, relaxes in the lounge and displays his new cast. Niebur
broke his leg in a game against Normal West early in the year and was forced to sit out
the rest of the season. His injury was one of the more serious injuries on the team.
Springfield
Bloomington
Williamsville
Washington
VARSITY
'owone: Ryan Ash, Jeff Bertolet, Joe Singer, Tony Nelson, Tyler Fritzen, Paul Drinan. Row
ao: Asst. Coach Brandon Adkins, Jake Walgren, Jim Sallee, Tony Niebur, Andy Cunningham,
Nelson, Mark Katz. Row three: Head Coach Bodo Fritzen, John Allen, Ryan Hoelting,
\jex Kowerko, Kevin Jones, Jeremy Stanton, Aaron Bareither, Kyle Labounty, Asst. Coach
icon Froelich.
azz tojj
sigfii in itats
By Lacey Shirk
p®o.
':NI0R VARSITY
*.-)W one: Chad McKittrick, Adam Jeckel, Mark Henrichs, Paul Drinan, Matt Richter, Rob
;amer. Row two: Mark Katz, Jeff Yeagle, Tony Nelson, Trent Smith, Aaron Leopold, Josh
;^rtolet. Row three: Asst. Coach Brandon Adkins, Matt Bradley, Jim Sallee, Tommy Elmore,
jiiEtcheson, Eric Kerestes, Scott Powell, Coach Scott Froelich.
“148 miles
to Chicago/'
was Coach
B -ofifd^o
quotef;seen
on many U-
High soccer players’ t-shirts
along with a picture of their be¬
loved teacher and the team’s
nickname, “Bodo’s Boys.”
Since.:the beginning of the sea-
son the teimJs goal was to
those 148.imles to St. Charles^
Ig gr the ' IHSA State Soccer!
Toimament, The goal was ac-
compUshed and they became the
first team in both school and in¬
tercity history to make an ap¬
pearance at state. U-High fin¬
ished Its season 20-1-2 with its
^onlyMoss coming in th^
pf (i^g tournament
^ to Collinsville.^ Fritzen was one
of three finalists for Coach of th*
YeaL^phomore Alex Kowerko
was named All-Sectional, and
senior Jeremy Stanton was
named All-Midwest, along with
finishing his high school career
sixth in'the state for scoring. ^
According ^tq senior Tony«^
Niebur, “iPut of my four years”'*
SCOREBOARD
MEET PLACING
meet PLACm
'1
1
Delavan, Tremont, Midwest Central
1st
Springfield Inv.
9th 1
Peoria Woodruff
11th
Springfeild Inv. F/S
9th
Peoria Woodruff F/S
12th
U-High Inv
3rd
Prairie Central, Mahomet, Manteno
3rd .
Mahomet Seymour Inv.
3rd
Notre Dame
26th
Conference
3rd
Notre Dame
18th
Regional
2nd
Intercity
3rd
Sectional
7th
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Row one: Shawn Hays, Dave Mangeras, Issac Simpson, Yemi Adelekan,
Gabe Hamer, Travis Kearney. Row two: Vince Barrows, Joe Kramp, John
Stuckey, Joe Cox, Kyle Hayes, Peter Stroyen, Matt Stazinski. Row three:
Coach Lester Hampton, Mike Toepke, Rinsola Adelekan, Justin Flipiak,
Mike Hermes, Bryan Corbitt, Nathan Bair, Zach Blick, Kyle Jackson and
Coach Port.
Above: A mixture of boy’s and girl’s cross country runners huddle logd
during a meet to show support of each other.
ttpM hniiejrs Hamer, Yemi Adelekan, Kyle Jackson, Vii^ce Bam
^^P pilipiak, Rifisola Adelekan,'and Brandon Fifer prepare for ihe MahJ
Seymour Invitational. ^ ~
Brothers support each other while they
mn. Here Yemi and Rinsola Adelekan
and Kyle and Shawn Hayes demonstrate
family pride.
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'Bcu^ dtoil aounixij t£,am ^Lnis^si
ujj fjruttdUi^ ij£.a%.
By Nathan Turnis
Over the years, the U-
High’s boys’ cross country
team has achieved a lot, con-
stantlu proving that they are
I; a teto 6f champions. After
6iS.the graduation of several; o
teams'^illars the 1996
team had to build their own
pillars this season. This
year’s team had many ob¬
stacles to overcome, and
along with their coaches they
workedTo succeed.
Ss^^^One'of the obstacles
,1-fuiey met:involved the team’s *1
‘S^ck'-ofe^S^nce. The team
wa^ygpig and included
man^'first-time members.
The team didn’t let the lack
of experience bring them
down. Senior member
Rinsola Adelekan recognized
this;ye2ir as being as impor¬
tant as al)rother. “Wedidnl
^do quite as well as m the past
but this jear was a building-^
M
^^Althou^h the team
was young, they still had
many accomplishments and
had much to be proud of.
‘‘Hopefully we will be able to
build bacC up in
f Above:
U-High
a
Boys’ Cross County
5
m
Emily
Nicole Swam
Uarvi's,
Not Pictured
100 Girls Cross Country
Right: Some of the girl’s cross country team took a moment to celebrate with their banner and show
their pride.
Below: Jill Donovan pushes through Dotwiliar park at the Notre Dame invitational with some of her
peers.
mui
■-"I:
^ Score Board
MEET
PLACING
Delavan
2nd
Peoria Woodruff
8th
Peoria Central
3rd
Intercity
4th
Springfield Invite
16th
U-High Invite.
3rd
Conference
4th
Regionals
2nd
Sectionals
12th
-
The 1996 season was a
wonderful one for the girl’s
cross country team, who found
r, .£*3
their way to ^-sectionals
team was'dominated by
seniorsand rounded out by
junior, two sophomores,
one freshman rounded out the
team.
The team placed in the
top ten at six of their ten meets.
AlthmghsWe started off slow,
^as the season progressed,
* got better and faster. We
,
'=^=iEr ■
■m
seas
said senior and letter
nen Jill Donovan,
Sarah Thomason and Jill Donovan turn a
comer as Amber Cortese looks on at the
first meet at Deievan.
-Like the boys, the girls
concentrated on building a
more solid foundation this
year.iWe didn’t do as well
we;wMted^^ to,” said soph
'^'^iej'^Sty X^d a. “But^
Below; The boy’s and girl’s teams warm up by socializing before a meet at Dotwialiar Park. The team had
ID spend the season building strength.
Goiitibtu cf^e^uiUdi
nf^lLYLYlE-X 1 c/^jizX oxa ^fian
By Molly Archer
Girls Tennis: Row One: Alex O’Neil, Jenny Mangina, Christine Yee, Jillian Cogan, Ambika Bhat, Jenelle Rayford, Susan
Grotbo. Row Two: Tina Yang, Rebecca Garrett, Lindsey O’Neil, Emily Yee, Lynda Ken, Agnieszka Stadnik,Lorelei
Penn. Row Three: Assistant Coach Jon Michaels, Laura Truttman, Alyssa Jennings, Lacey Shirk, Beth Skolmoski,
Elizabeth Eyenatten, Coach Matt Reynolds.
Above:=
winner during her number three singles match at U-High,
.
[ SCOREBOARD ]
Peoria Notre Dame
L
Normal West
W
Dunlap
L
Metamora
W
B.H.S. Invitational
11th
Pontiac
W
Springfield High
L
B.H.S. Tourney
11th
St. Teresa
W
Belleville E. Tourney
7th
Morton
W
B.H.S. Tourney
10th
B.C.C. Tourney
2nd
Sectionals
2nd
_
Right:
^ backhand. Jemiings played number four singles.
on the ball as she runs down a
ci^E^uildinq
[I7otxraxd Q/iaix)ZU
ixLi. ^ Ennii.
c/f no tk EX H/V inning
E a ± o n
By John Kim
> / /»*
4 ^ ^ m
Juniors Laura Truttman and Ambika Bhat take a
break during practice to chat while Sembt Lindsey
O’Neil fixes her hair.
b O
back for a
strong finish.
The-; team
lost Mf blle^varsity to gra-duatio^*
the loss^of
- niors, we did Well, with J.V. fckjwfs
Stepping i^)/’ said junior Ambika BhkM
This was the first yeai’ that coach Matt 1
Reynolds did not go undefeated. ‘We i
had a rocky start, but as the season pro- j
gressa^we,^ improved and were able"^
to corhpete^with anybody,” said ^
R^fflds. TM doubles team of j
Muia TnittaMiSS sophoraote'J^iiw
j^Iangina woif (l|e'‘'^tional tide '^md’
pl^Sd in tte tic|) 48 in state. BHat^fe
This year’s op
tains wefe seniors Alyssa Jennings and
Lindsey O’Neil. O’Neil was also voted
IV--
. . ^
Left: Senior Emily Yee concentrates on
partner ^Immo^e OSistine Yee looks on.
tei^ were a sUong force as a double team.
Girls Tennis ^
K.:, It
urn
ms
ii
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Below; Jenny Rohren and Joannie Gerdes go up for a block against Pontiac’s left
side attacker. Pontiac, being in the Conbelt Conference, was a very intensly com¬
petitive match for U-High.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Row One: Toni DeCristofaro, Kelly Beer, Jenny Geisler, Samantha
Dawson, Kate Rudiso. Row Two: Jody Naffziger, Gina Lamonica,
Anna Chiodo, Jessica Moody, Celina Padivil, Julia Fiergolla. Row
Three: Natalie Reeser, Jessica Shoemaker, Kim Mathile, Kim
Bradshaw, Mindy Magarity, Anne Dennewitz, Olivia Finnigan.
Above: Senior Night at U-High was one to remember. These se¬
niors, Julia Fiergolla, Joannie Gerdes, Erica Otto, Kristy Ralston,
and Kristy Witherow all contributed much to the volleyball pro¬
gram this year.
SCOREBOARD
104^; V olleyball ^
■ 'V,-
Central Catholic
Mt. Pulaski
Roanoke-B enson
Mahomet-Seymour
Olympia
Notre Dame
Prairie Central
Lexington
El Paso
Pontiac
Mahomet-Seymour
Olympia
Hartsburg-Emden
Bishop-Mac JV
Wilmette (Regina Dominican)
Prairie Central**^
Pontiac,"'
Olympia -
Hartsburg-Emdem
VARSITY
Row One: Kristy Ralston, Kristi Witherow, Jenny Rohren.
RowTwo; Jody Naffziger, Erin O’Connor, Kim Bradshaw. Row
Three: Mandy Tucker, Joanie Gerdes, Erica Otto, Heidi Kuethe,
Melissa Mercier.
Above: Melissa “Air” Mercier is on her way down from a huge leap to
spike the ball over the single blocker on the opposite side. Melissa
became a key hitter within the team throughout the season.
Left: Sophomore Kim Mathile goes up in the middle for a quick set.
Kim contributed to the Junior Varsity team as a middle hitter and de¬
fensive player.
ig on serve receive. Knsiy
fensive speaaUst for the team-
^ senior year, so it is
iassed Uiis one up!
^ /■
i-.?*
^ If
The volley¬
ball season
this year was
inde^ayear
M not
■‘gofprmpost
seasonT but
did prove to themselves and oth¬
ers that they were certainly a
team to remember. The core of
the team was built around the
ainlphQn to prove that they cquldj
:^,n0t^^iv^without the telp^^l
' graduated playefS
%|^ever, the season%p
critics^with something to con^
sider? The team finished with
over 30 wins and 5 losses; some- *
thing definitely worth celebratr^^'
ing. ^ The team was also un;;^
be^nln the Combelt Confer^
i^eame the conferei^
place was
■itft^ocffithe,three tournameatt;;
and'V-High tied with Normal
West ii?the Intercity Tourna-
ment?
“Our season was very
emotional. It seemed like some-
one was
«we looked past it
pAfqpr goals,
Volleyball ^105
J^eJization Of
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By Erin O’Connor
EAxray
sason
Soy!i. ^£.arn H/Vt/zs
cStaiE. IZZti/k
By David Griffith
“■
For the second time in
team won a state title. U-
a tofij of 627
is lower than ill
.
eSm^'in the previous four
Glass A State Tournaments
held at Prairie Vista Golf
Course. However, the team
wasn’t always a record setting
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The varsity record)
■ f/
a 1
with vj
Invitational, Cornbelf
Conference, Sectionals
the State Tournament. Junior,
Pat Milligan tied for second
individually at the State Tour¬
nament and sophomore. Josh
.WE^ler earned eighth place
‘%e Junior V
mained undefeated witlfl
a‘t“I told our boys finoHj
y one our chances were at i
least as good as anybody’s,”^
said Coach John McQuary.^^j
“We just had to keep focus?3
ing'and working towards that
title.”
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106^ Boys Golf
Below : Front Row : T.J. Crusius, Pat Milligan, Mike Nolan, Dave Griffith, Josh Wheeler, Nick Kashk
Kraft, Lance McMillan. Back Row : Coach McQuary, John Armstrong, Adam Humphreys, Aaron Kalloff.*
Hosch, Andy Hinthorne, Nate Romance, Jay Powell, Nick Anderson, Brian Wilson, Coach Lane.
\
Above : Sophomore Josh Wheeler watches his shot ctos
as it sails toward the green.
Above : Junior Pat Milligan smiles because
he has such a small birdie putt.
SCOREBOARD
Tournaments
Midland Inv.
Monmouth Inv.
Bird Classic
Finish
1st
3rd Red
2nd
^'ii^;e«:.s£r66335s - -i;
(v.i:
Havana Inv.
Gal^toglnv.
Combeit Gonferehce
Taylorville Inv.
Regional
Sectionaf
State „
fflilRow : Lacey Penn, Michelle Natzke, Meredith Nourie, Jenny Wojcick, Lauren Bratberg. Back Row ; Katie
Me, Amanda Finch, Jodie Lanier, Coach Hubbard, Stacia Thelard, Michelle Bandy, Morgan Crutchfield.
Coach Hubbard has
b^n proud of the
team* Regardless if they
knows they always give their
best.^ ”We had a really good
Above ; Junior Jodi Lanier searches for more room on
her card to fit her score into.
A)ve: Senior Michelle Natzke practices with her pitching
' Ige out by the tennis courts.
SCOREBOARD
season despite the inexperi¬
ence of our team,” said
Coa^Hubbard. ’’Last year
iC#ls Kenior domin
it waftough
ftSlitiiS'm
rei^r4 /p£|16-5, but t
nuniibers don’t tell the whole
story.^They don’t tell you
about a team that proved it-
self to^be winners on and off
thefcourse? Although they
t make It to State this.
yem,j!ii^or.Ea|mnBratberg-
led foe Sectionals as*
individual and gained MVP
honors,i^^ They really tried
and gave it their best out
there and that’s what
counts,” said Hubbard.
Tournaments
Iron men ;.Inyitational
■•■>!*»'t; ■ . - - -- -
Livingston CoimtY Iny,
GaleBurg InvitaflonalJ
Conblf%!lnferencr-'''
Intercity
Finish
Regional
earn
^otj ^z.atn cJ-f ai a
SiiitclLn^ cSi
zaion
By David Griffith
I
i
i
\
Varsity: Row One:Sara Gibson, Karla Moshier, Amy Magarity, Bridget Nord, Jenny Hall, Abby Bateman, Kuo*Shin Lian, Catie Curry,
Jennie Brown Row Two: Coach Michelle McClain, Judy Yin, Kelly Pydnowski, Jamie Puregoy, Emilee Graves, Abby Scheirer, Emily Koglin, Alison Beck,Co8f
Michelle Hoffman Row Three: Coach Brian Sewell, Stefanie Loveless, Tiffany Thetard, Betsy Barr, Megan Yontz, Molly Vetter, Molly Hodel, Emily Greenspf
SCOREBOARD
Junior Bridget Nord soars through the air while performing a reverse inward in
striaght position at Horton Pool.
i
Girls Swimming
MEET
U-High
Opponet
Bloomington
121
65
Urbana/NCHS
491
466/251
Pontiac/Eureka
166
84/77
Centennial
96
90
Palatine Invite
4th
of 6
Olympia
116
68
BHS Invite
1st
of 14
Dunlap/Peoria
162
93/69
Intercit
1st
of 4
Lincoln/Pekin
62
4/1
Uni-High
112
69
Ch.Central
W-:*
110
74 1
Peoria Central
Sectionals'
... i
. '98 -vir:;
"2nd -S
87 1
t" of 12 1
■ ■
State Tie for 17
■Jv" ^
±c{TUwn£t± ditjE to
a gzEat Endcncj
By Adrianne Fuller
‘This is one of the best
seasons we have had/’ said
junior Catie Curry. The team
swam^To many victorys
througnont4he season.
Vetter^
wet^ the of the^
team tb/quaiify in an individual 4 ^
event foTthe state meet, Vetter "
finished with a 2nd place fin¬
ish in the 200-yard freestyle,
and a spot on the All State
Team,.
Tlie^am advanced in
MI three relays, participating/Vj
les.
theTeelmg of being part of a
team,! This seasons success
brought together the entire
team. It made me feel pride in
the team and the school,” said
Junior^ Bridget Nord. Nord
reciefed/recognition as the
most "valuable diver for the
m::-
the wall at'
a prac-
Left: Senoir Molly Model flies to the finish in a tight
race against an opponet from Bloomington as the crowd
goes wild.
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SCOREBOARD
Wrestler
Gass
Record
Yemi Adelekan
10
21-15
Phil Becccue
11
13-19
Tim Beccue
9
9-17
Jamie Bills
11
2-21
Andy Cunningham 12 i-g
John Donovan
Justin Flipiak
Kiel Foster
Jon Fland
Dan Lenart
Mike Nelson
Tony Nelson]
Tony Neibur
Chris Pederson
Jake Walgren
11
28-11
10
4-1
9
12-14
9
19-9
9
9-8
12
20-11
11
33-8
12
20-2
9
4-7
12
0-3
WRESTLING 1
Row One: Dan Lentes, Tony Nelson, John Donovan, Mike Nelson. Jon Hand, Yai
Adelekan, Tim Beccue. Row Two: Steve Long, Kiel Foster, Phil Beccue, Andy Cunni^
Tonu Niebur, Jake Walgren and Coach Smith. [
^
m
Above: Senior Tony Neibur
manhandles his opponent.
This year, Neeibur managed
to bring home his second state
championship. Way to go,
Tony!
Lower Right: Yemi
Adelekan has his opponent
where he wants him. Yemi
finished the season with an
impressive 21 wins and 15
losses.
fiendish competiiticmr Ccrnie on
Left: Kiel Foster is locked in a^stnis
n/yz£s££u 2 i^ talz£.5, on <cS£at£
By Paul Brooks
Above
off
^ jThe U-High wrestling
team finished the year with a
record of S13. Although the
team’s sea
ippeto ftther bleak. TJhe
-teani had a rough year, but waS
provided with a few signifi-
cant highlights during the
1996-1997 season. The team
had several successful indi¬
viduals and the season show-
.:
cased the talents of these wres¬
tlers. ,
Smith has no>^
mpliid-.®%cond year a:s
eadeoacnoftheteam. Smith
recalls'^lifiany fond memories
of the season’s events. “The
state championship match,
where Tony Niebur won his
. m
second state championship,”
was,,dnelof smith’s favorite
Other season high*:
.ihel-hded wrestlerif
^elsdi^fTony Nelson
and Ytei Xdelekan, who also
.
fared well against their oppo¬
nents.
.t win.
Jonathon Schuyler, Tom Benjamin, Andy Schmidgall Row three: Chad
Shulz, Mark Harris, Andy Golomb
i 1S17
Above: Senior Chad Shulz plo#^ tmbugh the water reaching for another vicion,
:tWEBEE! Sernor"’Andy Golomb gracefully dives into a pool of water ihl
not so close” from where he was diving. ^
BOYS SWIMMING
Row one: Kyle Jackson, Mike Hermes, Andy Sur, Matt Styzynski, Below: Andy Golomb plunges backwards into the water below at a swim meet.
Coach Michelle Hoffman Row two: Ben Shoot, J.D. Klaverweiden,
Below: Kyle Jackson aggressively swam his hardest. Kyle was one of the teams only freshman members this
season. He proved himself to be a dedicated team worker
Far Below: Senior Mark Harris demonstrates the butterfly.
LUE
Soys c:Sciummtny nia/zss it £o
cStais.!
By Jenny Wojcik
SCOREBOARD
Game
Urbana
Waubonsie Valley Invite
Homewood Diving Invite
Dunlap
Ceder Rapids, ’ ‘
Southeast
Intercity .
U-High
w
4th out of 6
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L
5th out of 6
# parsoii^missing,
have been able
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Me did.
Champaign
Sectionals
3rd
This season was a great
challenge for the Boys Swim¬
ming ^d Diving team. With the «
help^oT^ead coach Mi
and divi
€la!ni§ the
rimpfbving
-v-~ ■ . *-W-
the whole time.
V The boys swim team ^
stood out among U-High stu¬
dents when they decided to ,|
make use of their hair to gain ^
teardcfspirit and excitement.i
.-They -all dyed, selectively
Shaved, and styled their hair so'
fehat ■anyonSlooking their,
shad to ^ke notice.
This years team con-"
sisted of Tom Benjamin, Andy
Golomb, Mark Harris, Mike
Hernries, Kyle Jackson, J.D.
Klaverweiden, Jim Oltman,
/Sly ^hmidgall, Chad Schulz;
Schuyler, Ben Shoof^
i'" : ■
MMatt Stycynffi, and Andy-Sua
Three freshman ensure futurg
si^cei^es for the team. Thif
season's challenge was full of
happiness and excitement,
which led to victory. ‘Tor a
small team, they did really well,”
said^^Hoffraan. ‘If there was one
Boys Swimming 113
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Above: Senior Jeremy Stanton attemps to make a baske(
over the opposing team.
I j Above; SophomonsS^ Hafcfeatd makes a shot while
l||he opposing, team Hubbard Ls the
Above:
Xtl'
FRESHMEN BASKETBALL
Row One: Dan Cottone, Chase Hilgenbrinck, Andy Cain, Ron Hummel. Row Two:
Jeremy Fuson, Clint Mapel, Kevin Corcoran, Tom Elmore, Mike Yeagle, Tyler Fritzen.
Row Three: Coach Mark Edmundson, Ryan Bustle, Nick Anderson, Brian Shultz,
Aaron KallholT, Matt Leng.
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL
Row One; Jared Dalcourt, Ricky Hildreth, Jeremy Rakers, Jason Rainey, Paul j|
Drinan, Josh Wheeler. RowTwo: Darrin York, Dan Swerdlik, Alex Kowerko.
Brad Yamada, Nick Roediger, Luke Harding, Steve Bahn, Coach Lester Hampton.
VARSITY BASKETBALL
Row One; Aaron Bareither, Andy Hinthome, Nick Anderson, Dan Bradley, Lance McMillan, Jon Charles. Row
Two; Mark Edmundson, Selby Hubbard, Glenn Leary, David Arnold, Joel Searby, Brandon Dirks, Seth Hubbard,
Brian Williams, Jason Halm, Neill Beurskens, Pete Martin, Lester Hampton, Cal Hubbard.
(^Eboundinq
n/iato’y
BadstUT taatn L
zas
ii'^bzzzLn^ ssado/2
By Michelle Natzke
SCOREBOARD
TEAM
SCORE W/L
TEAM
SCORE W / L
Mah-Seymour
Ridgeview
Spring. Lanphier
Chica.St. Gregory
Hartsburg-Emden
Olympia
Pontiac
66/55
W
Prairie Central
61/58
W
71/48
W
Eureka
79/44
W
63/52
w
Quincy N.Dame
72/57
w
84/50
w
C.Catholic
37/31
w
81/64
w
Mah-Seymour
55/51
w
53/49
w
Peoria N.Dame
55/54
w
75/55
w
Above: Junior Brandon Dirks goes for one of his
-W>. - ,
famous three pointers to U-high defeat Eur^r
Leff: luMbr Jason Halm uses his quick feet to^drive^
the balV past Eureka.
1996-9J|)oys basket-^,
ball teams started the.s^eason off
• . -m-- ■
Strong and continued through to
the end of the season even stron-
gen Their first game against
Mahomet-Seymour gave the Pio- *
neers a good head start with a 66/
55 win.
The boys went to Inter¬
city winning three games and
loosing only one. They ended up
placing second at Intercity. They
went to many other tournaments
during the season that they placed
in. There were three tournaments |
in general that the Pioneers were
champions in; Eurekl Regional '
Tournament, Olympia Sectional
Tournament, and U-High Super
Sectionals,
^AtKc Pioneers went to
State Tournament and won their ' ^
first game aginst Madison with a
68/60 win. They lost the second
game'^to Spring Valley Hall
then went into their third
determined to take home a third
place trophy. The third game was r
against St. Francis
boys CMC out
60/59 placing the
in State.
<^koi
Uit\ ^ai.(letljaLL cJ~f ai cr/fnoifiEX
cSuccs^jut <Seai.on
VARSITY GIRL’S BASKETBALL:
Row One: Coach Jacobs, Melanie Shinault, Judy Yin, Laura Jennings, Sally Straub.
Courtney Mapes, Bridget Jones, Row Two: Lindsay Hunt,Lacey Shirk, Susan Bertche.
Laura Dwyer, Laura Truttman, Coach Sondegroth. Row Three :Trainer Nikki, Sarah
Johnson, Jodi Lanier, Katie Wright, Sarah Shamess, and Coach Smith.
had
another successful season with
an impressive 24-6 record. The
-- ■■■■ .
girls started off tKe season with
an Mlefdity loss to Siftial West^
but quickly bounced back for a
victory over Intercity rival Cen¬
tral Catholic. TheTadies ended
up faMhg second piaefrin the In-J
tercity Joumament.., iff.
^ The team had an 8-2 con¬
ference record and tied for the
first-place title which was
fourth^donferencQ^ title in
yem. “We knew fr<3n the
ginning that we were a great
team, even though ev^eryone else
mighf not have believed it. So
we ^worked our hard^t to turr|
their heads, and weWd it. This
shows how much love, detenni-
nation, and confidence we have
for thi^ game and each other,
saidfciptain LauracDwyefS
Coabh Sondgeroth captured his
150th win during the season.
The pioneers lost in the
s^^“Sectionals to Dunlap for a|
season finish. “We accom-^^,
plished many things as a team,
and everyone of us as varsity
players know th^true meaning
o^&&work,’’/f^id Captain
Melanie Shinault.
JUNIOR VARSITY GIRL’S BASKETBALL
Row One: Tara Worsing, Jenny Geisler, Alix O’Neal, Katie Katz, Sarah Snyder, Celina
Padavil. Row Two: Rebecca Garret, Lorelei Penn, Gina Lamonica, Carly Shinault.
Anna Chiodo, Wendy Fulton, Kristen Tischhauser. Row Three: Marybeth Richardson.
Chaia Van Goethem, Katie Wright, Heidi Roesch, Susan Bertsche, Nedra Hopkins, Jamie
Pergory, Natalie Reeser.
Left: Senior Laura Dwyer is ready to pass the ball to ^
a teammate in the U-High Central vatholic inter-city
game. t ‘
By Jamie Troutman
I
SCOREBOARD
Game Score Win\Loss
Normal West
48-55
L
Central Catholic
40-34
W
NCHS
47-51
L
Bloomington
38-31
W
Prairie Central
46-21
W
Olympia
40-42
L
Tremont
67-28
W
Olympia
46-50
L
Prairie Central
51-27
W
Tri-Valley
45-30
W
Geneva
49-34
W
Pontiac
41-30
W
Clinton
46-43
W
Ridgeview
59-28
W
Pontiac
60-46
w
Springfield
65-58
W
Mahomet
60-26
W
Olympia
37-47
L
Dunlap
48-46
W
Central Catholic
51-30
W
Eureka
53-48
w
Prairie Central
64-44
w
Richwoods
47-38
w
Salem
44-39
w
Prairie Central
64-44
w
Ridgeview
61-37
w
Tri-Point
65-51
w
Dwight
51-23
w
Dunlap
52-66
L
Total
24-6
Above: Senior Judy Yin desperatly looks for a teammate to pass to while
pressured by a Central Catholic opponent.
Left: Double tSmed by rival Centi^ CathoMe? ji^or;!^^
high h^es of is still able^to shot. ;;
■wm
VARSITY FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS:
Row One: Melissa Mickiewicz. Row Two: Lexie Baldocchi, Molly
McCambridge. Row Three: Ingrid Kayes, Sara Faber, and Carla
James.
VARSITY BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS
Row One: Kristy Corbitt, Jenelle Rayford, Angie Davidson, Row
Two: Bridget Nord, Molly McCambridge, Kristi Witherow. Row
Three: Ingrid Kayes, Kara Whitecotton, Lexie Baldocchi and Carla
James.
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS
Row One: Jesica Cumpston, Brooke McCullen. Row Two: Shan¬
non Sparks, Emily Koglin, Courtney Roetzer. Row Three: Tina
Grusinski, ElizabethFenger, Heidi Lott and Jennifer Brown.
JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS
Row One: Courtney Roetzer, Jessica Cumpston. Row Two: Janie
Chan, Elizabeth Fenger, Amanda Sparks. Row Three: Heidi Lot:
and Sara Kelly.
Above; Varsity^^^^ibl^l^olly McCambridge rides i
out in style during the half time announcement of the 1996
„ . - "
Homecommg Court.
Right: Cheerleader s rev up the U-High student body dur
ine a pep assembly.
Below: Friends and fellow varsity cheerleaders Kritsty Corbitt and Bridget Word, both juniors, take a moment from
tk Homecoming Pep Assembly to offer each other a supportive hug.
EXTIEJUJ
itxiili in 5.tat£,
aomliEiCiion
Above: Basketball cheerleaders sopmore
Kara Whitecotton, juniors Bridget Nord and
Ingrid Kayes, senior Molly
McCambridge,juniors Kristy Corbitt and
Lexie Baldocchi sophomores Jenelle
Rayford and Jessica Cumpston, senior Kristi
Witherow and junior Carla James,
enthusiactically celebrate the boy's third
place victory at the State Tournament at
Carver Arena.
The 1 9 96 - 1 997
cheerleading season provided
to be a successful one for the «
girls."The cheerleaders had
I flpiibitumty to cheer
i&r :l)oth'i)oys football
|l0fBalililndividual
^previous years,
were, forced to dedicate
seasons, while only rec
one letter.
The squad hosted a .
competition, placed in the^
^ MnHid Competition, and in#
* State.^Bridget Nord said^^f;
Ifeit great'to’make U-High
i to State was a hi
^accomplishment! In order to^
make it to State, the squad
competed in regionals held by
the Illinois Cheerleaders
Coaches Association. “A lot
of practice went into the com-
. "petition,” said Laurie Kammin,^
j'ffae 'Chemeiding coachL^JEfieJ."';
SgllfedediealM at least
of wolicyincluding Saturdays^
The routine for competition-
was to three pieces of music by
—and was created by the girls.
Cheeiieading 119 i
By Sarah Johnson
I
By Lacey Shirk
i'i'.' 'is
f sd' ffU-H-I-I-G-H,-U-High,
U-High. yea was'a cheer
I chanted by the U-High *girl&
I soccer team and fans after
^ each Pioneer goal and at the
t end of each came victory
With 13 wins this cheer w^as
^ heard many times this season:"
I, Being onlyats secondyear, the-p.
P 4* I + I "■ " 11
girls surprised many on how
lucceisful they^ have been.#
p ^'As a team we played
lot of Heart and the new
I all. I’d say|it was a great^sea-
® son and nSxt^year should be/^
I evetf'^better/^j-.said.Angie.^
* Davidson. The Lady Pioneers '
r^faced many challenges thisf^
L yearand 5 ^ving,manypeople^
vyfong. As^only a second year
I feam,:,they ..will have all but#
^ two players returning next
^ year, plus their leading scorer]
I transfer student’Shara Koch,
will be back. 'The season un-
► fortunately ended early with a
I regional loss to Normal Com
W - #
munity" but we will be back
f next .year, better than- ever, %
said Bridget Nord.
SSa^
JUNIOR VARSITY
Row One: Emily Groves, Christine Yee, Rachel Crider, Tory Schoellart, Catie Curry Row-
Two: Asst. Coach Tiffany Alabastro, Kou Hsin Lian, Isabel Reyes, Lacy Penn, AnnaChiodo,
Courtney Roetzer, Jenny Hall, Alix O’Neil, Erica Cunningham, A.J. Cunningham Row
^ ^^^^^^M^r.Ag^eska^Stadoik, Elizabeth Fengcf,.
Beck, Stefanie Lovelass, Kristen TSfhawser, Maile Simpson, Emily Koglin, Jeh Blass, Cc
Scott Froelich ^ ^
Girls Soccer
^f^saoiJExinq the.
i 5.occ£Z cnaet
ifias-t tketnisfvai.
VARSITY
Row One: Caroline Skaggs, Kristy Ritacco, Rachel Crider, Melissa Mercier, Susan Grotbo.
Bridget Nord Row Two: Asst. Coach Tiffany Alabastro, Jessica Hanlon, Kim Mathile.
Nicole Niebur, Jenny Rohren, Shara Koch, Angie Davidson, A.J. Cunningham Row Three:
Asst. Coach Ed O’Dwyer, Megan Thompson, Lauren Weber, Jodi Lanier, Julia Fiergoila,
Jamie Thompson, Coach Scott Froelich
Above right: Senior Julia Firgola
Rrgola joifed^Uie team Xe»|
efforts helped the Pioneersj^l^^
the perfect scoring
from Germany.
SCOREBOARD
Opponent
U-High
Post Season
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Nicole Niebur, some mspir- Jf^-*®***!*^
s&er program at U-High and lr*j -4 ^
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Metamora
NCWHS
Uni High
Herscher
Urbana
Williamsville
Springfield Ursuline
Dunlap
Champaign Central
Morton
Bloomington
Washington
Champaign Cenntenial
Lincoln
Decatur St. Theresa
Mahomet
NCHS
Springfield Ursaline
NCHS
Right: Coach Scott Froelich give!
, ing words of advice. Froelich
unable to return next year for a thrid succesrful season.
Below: Friends on and off the field, juniors Caroline Skaggs and Jodi Lanier take a break
from soccer to enjoy the snow. Early in the season the team was surprised with heavy
snowfall during one of their games.
Below: Junior Angie Davidson battles against a Bloomington defender.
The game determined the intercity champion and unfortunately, the
Pioneers fell to a 3-0 defeat.
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any metal
j® Senior Mike Lockiuirt iandsl
S^;::-:”™->•:■ ■. . .. .;;.i^..;
in the din during the long jump;
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BOYS TRACK
Row One:Rineso]a Adelekan, Tim Beccue, Eric Diaz, Brandon Younge. Row Two: Jamie Bills, ChrisBfe
Mike Nelson, Bryan Corbitt, Scott Powell. Row Three: Gabe Hamer, Vince Barrows, Ricky Hildreth, b*
Benjamin, John Donovan, Andy Golomb, Brett Maple. Row Four: Chris Murphy, Wes Shinault. Brandon F.i.'
Aaron Guzman, Mike Lockhart. Some,Joe Kramp.Mark Moon. Row Six: Coach Hampton, Coach Jelks.
Soul and tzanlz zun j'oz a
ci'^inntncj season
By Dana Grzeskowiak
The boys and girls
Track teams led off with a su^J^^
■season. Both,|a^lii^
^ti;.slow in
myto State pot4iB®V:l-ti?:
"Coaches -- -JldeStft'fc
Mampton and Chris JelB%
itrsincd the boys, whilo thc^pk^
sirls had Coach Kurt
Christenson and newcomer,^
Coach Michelle Hoffman.
Throughout the seaS|
W-':-
wasc
want to do well, bufa
the same time have fun,” said
Rinesola Adelekan,
The girls team was
sufficiently smaller this ye®
IjSsjpite that the team worl^
incredibly well
O'-,'
192
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^j|®t^O^'iexample; she
>.her#season with a record ot4
I-103.8 discus throw.
Both track teams rep¬
resented U-high to its fullest
and that is more honorablS
Boys^and Girls Track
Above: Senior Mark Moon passes the baton to
Sophomore Scott Powell at the meet.^^ S
Above: U-high track members vault over the
jump with the greatest of ease.
GIRLS TRACK
Row One: Ruby Kahn, Melanie Shinault. Row Two: Nidhi Puri, Some, Kelli Pydynowski, Amy Magarity, Below: Junior Tina Yang passes the baton to her
Sara Chan. Row Three: Coach Hoffman, Susan Bertsche, Rebecca Goodwin, Courtney Mapes, Coach teammate.
Christenson.
Senior Melanie Shinault droops inlo the
tg the long
SCOREBOARD
MEET PLACE
BOYS:
SCORE
Midland Inv.
296
w
Monmouth Inv.
314
w
Livingston County Inv.
330
w
Havana Inv.
304
L
Intercity
616
W
Galesburg Inv.
GIRLS:
312
L
Taylorville Inv.
331
L
Regional
322
W
Sectional
319
W
State
627
w
W'
Below: Senior John Kim runs stylishly down the court to return a serve. Kim was one of the
five top varsity players to be on the team this season.
Below: Senior Dan Kang serves the tennis ball to his opponel. Il»*
Kang’s first year playing on the U-High varsity team.
Above: Senior Greg Stephens positions himself to take the shot. This year
will be Stephens fourth year on the tennis team.
I to his opponent. Sallee was captain for the varsity team and a letter winner.
Above: Junior Andrew Lutze throws the ball
■ . . ...... . .
liigh to send it sailing over the net. Lutze
was a transfer student,making this his first
year wiii the tennis teantT
Aboye: Junior Jim Sallee throw
forehand over his shoulder.
Boys Tennis
)Y’S TENNIS
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Soy5. CTsnncs %£.c[aun±
V One: Justin Penn, Matt Bradley, Mark Campbell, Jeff Yeagle. Row Two: Delsin Padavil, John
iiuyler, Rehan Ahmed, Matt Stephens, Dan Kang, John Kim, Greg Stephens, Brian Hajek. Row Three:
ggie Warner, Jay Powell, Sohal Patel, Matt Ettcheson, Nate Romance, Andrew Lutze, Casey Motamedy,
iltSnder, David Phillips, Coach Jon Michaels.
By Dana Grzeskowiak
SCOREBOARD
TEAM
SCORES
WIN/LOSE
TEAM
SCORES
WIN/l
[.Catholic
4-5
L
Washing.
6-3
W
Pontiac
7-2
W
NormalW.
4-5
L
Lincoln
3-2
W
Normal
2-7
L
Rantoul
4-1
W
Pontiac
6-0
w
St.Bede
6-3
W
Lincoln
7-2
W
Lrbana
2-7
L
Morton
2-7
L
Above: Senior Greg Stephens reaches for every last inch
to save the ball. Stephns’ doubles partner was senior Dan
Boy’s Tennis stretched
its boundanes this year with a
gre^t ^VarMty team. Among the
top fiw where Jim Sallee, Dan
K^I OregStepheni^JohnKi ^
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and BriM Hajek. The team had
a late start due to snow tall tor
the first few invitationals.
Greg Stephens said,
“The team didn’t lose last year,
and we^re hoping to do the same
this yeai.^LWith seven wins and
five losses, the tenms team
on the rpa4 to .
^On the^jiinior vars
team,lfeh;^ Aianed was named
most valued player. On Varsity,
Greg Stephens was most im-
proved player, and Nate Ro¬
mance was named most valued.
Varsity players John
Kim, Dan Kmg, Greg Stephens,
Sohal Patel,^ Jun Sallee/captain),!
sjNate'Romaace, Andtew Lutzef
and Btiail Hajek alb were letter
Winners.^ The boys tennis teairf
bonded* together for another
great season.
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Boys Tennis
VARSITY BASEBALL
By Nathan Turnis
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The boys Varsity
baseball team finished up with
^record df 22-11 overall;
were" beaten, by.
Ridgeview in* the Regional
tournament after they beat
'Chenoa^'and Prairie Central.
/They iDoki second place in Jhe
tournament.
/There<*"wero
spectacular players, but a
were named all conference.
These players werelTddd
Witherow, Jason Rainey, Jon
■Charles, Kyle Hayes, and Dan
States, States also was na me d
the MVP.-
, Ben Knapp %nd Todd
Witherow were both given the.
-Aim--
most improved awardTor the
year, while Jason Rainey wis.
given the Most fundamental*
award.,
' Nick Anderson,
Hayes^nd'Andy Rader were^
all .captains for jhe teap.
Rader won the leadership
award, Everyonel^n the Var-
f-' '.Ip ^
sity team lettered this year.
Hylej
Junior Varsity
First Row: Matt Ritter, Jon Berry, Mark Henrich, Shawn Hayes, Brad Nichols, Ryan Felkamp. Second Row:
Blake Knapp, Pat Kelley, Andrew Maxwell, Pete Stroyan, Ryan Thoennes, Trent Smith.
(^acuaxainq
JSad£^a^
Row One: Joe Whitaker, Todd Witherow, Pete Martin, Brian Flynn, David Knuth. Row Two; Jason Rak).
Calen Foster, Nick Smith, Billy Elmore, Kyle Hayes, Eric Spong. Row Three: Ben Knapp, Jon Charle.s, Dsa
States, Nick Anderson, Andy Rader, Lance McMillan. Row Four: Asst. Coach Greg Monelle, Coach Grsg
Bee, and Asst. Coach Craig Frey.
CKrzalii, u^2 i£:aion
FRESHMEN BASEBALL
First Row: Clint Mapel, Nate Brent, Trent Smith, Dan Lenart, Jon Hand, Eric Kerestes, Kiel Foster, Tyler Below: Lance McMillan dishes the ball to a fellow teammate
Fritzen. Second Row: Andy Cain, Chris Pedersen, Ron Ummel, Tom Menning, Mark Pydynowski, Aaron to get an out.
Kallhoff. Third Row: Rob Vesper, James Junis, Keith Middleton, Neal Mookerjee, Brian Schulz. Fourth
Row; Coach Tom Lane and Asst. Coach Jason Arseneau
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SCOREBOARD
Team
Score
12-5
10 - 15
5-3
12-2
10-1
3-11
3-13
7 - 3
3-1
15-2
2-1
11 - 1
5-6
14-0
2 - 3
3 - 2
5-12
9-4
8 - 1
11-1
1-2
2-5
8-2
BVDTPIZ
Baseba 1
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Reed Custer
Tremont
Peoria Notre Dame
Ridgeview
Blue Ridge
Normal West
Normal
Central Catholic
Clinton
Clinton
Olympia
Springfield S.E,
Petersburg Porta
Petersburg Porta
Tri-Valley
Herscher
Prairie Central
Prairie Central
Olympia
Normal
Central Catholic
St. Bede
Mahomet
Mahomet
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VARSITYSOFTBALL
Row One: Coach Smith, Julie Bisbee, Bridget Jones, Jamie Peregoy, Sara Johnson, Trainer. Row Two: Kristy Corbit
Kristy Ralston, Row Three: Lindsay Hunt, Hannah McGeehan, Nicole Rainey. Row Four: Lindsey O’Neil, Rd
Five: Joni Gerdes, Judy Yin, Jamie Naffziger, Amy Varda, Kristi Witherow.
drl^'softbali learn started'
their season, with ten seniors leading
thenf to a Regional victdi^ oveilong-l
time rival Central Catholic. Due to
^Jamie NafMger’s game tj^ing trifle in;
the liottom of the sixth inning, the Pio¬
neers went into e^itra innings. In the
bottdih of the eigth, the win was“^aled
, by a Jong shot to center field creamed
by Kristi Witherow. The Eady Pioneers*
lost in the first game of sectionals, but
"manlged to bring home^nother#Re¬
gional championship.
With an experienced team o£|
nine seniors and a pitching staff com-
.prised of senior Kristy Ralston, under-^
classmen Amy varda,«and Jamie
Peregoy, the team was expected to go
JTiey lost onemember late Ih tl
season which forced everyone to come
They also had an exceptional
junior varsity team backing them up
%ith'a season record of 17-4. Coach
and Julie Bisbee in
for base running. Unfortunately,
^ Bisbee had a foot injury and Corbitt was p
sick. Despite their illnesses, they of¬
fered support from the bench.
^ 4^ Withten members of the Var- “
sity team graduating, it will be a diffi-
cult task to succeed in post season next
year. But for now, it just feels good to
girls softball team.
Above Right; Varsity team members concentrate on
—Olympia during warm-ups. This is common practice
, for the Varsity and obviously came in handy with a
■S-3 win.^
fr .#,1 _
j^Right: Seniors Kristy Ralston and Lindsay Hunt stand , ;;
^It horn^i piatetconversing about the next play. 1
Throughout the season, this pitcher/catcher duo proved
By Toni DeCristofaro
\10R VARSITY SOFTBALL
te'^pf^Sophlbmore Heidi
loubleThiSder against Dee-Mack
nJ to is wins and 4 losses :S
®lllffziger were cmiS
team won both game
Above: Senior Janue Nalfziger looks to Coach Smith for die
signal. Naffziger was one of the few w^ho rarely missed a sign"
z: Senior ioni Gerdes executes the perfect slide at home plate. Her perfect form is due to
the team spent in the large gym sliding across blankets,
Softball« 129
SCOREBOARD
to One: Tammy Storbakken. Row Two: Kim Watercotte, Heidi Kuethe, Jodi Naffziger, Celina Padavil,
jchGault. Row Three; Maggie Saluto, Jess Shoemaker, Natalie Reeser, Teresa Schmidt, Amy VanCauwenberge.
fcFour: Krisy Corbitt, Julie Bisbee, Toni DeCristofaro. Not Pictured: Morgan Crutchfield.
W/L
s
w
L
L
L
W
W
S
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
Opponent
Streator
Mahomet
Eureka
Normal West
BHS
Metamora
Olympia
Washington
St. Bede
BCC
Prairie Central
Pontiac
Mahomet
Tri Valley
Olympia
BCC
Normal
Prairie Central
Pontiac
Morton
Maria Coolican Leads Outstanding Faculty
Maria Coolican
Principal
‘This year was a strong year for stabil¬
ity,” said Dr. Maria Coolican. Many of the fac¬
ulty members remained while only a few new ones
were added. This is the first year since 1993 that
U-High has had the the same principal for more
than one year. In the recent past the principal po¬
sition has been handed off to a new candidate each
year, untill now.
Coolican really enjoys shaping young
minds, “I like working with teachers and students
to devise solutions and find new ways of doing
things.” To many people’s dissapointment,
Coolican announced that once again the principal
title would be handed
off, when sheannounced her resignation in the
spring. Coolican plans to persue personal business
opperations. Students and teachers wish Coolican
luck with her future, and know that whatever she
tries her hand at will be a success.
Teachers such as the Biology two teacher
Jenny Grogg and Physics teacher Tom Holbrook
do more than just teach in the classroom. Grogg’s
classes took part in a bioethics and the law project
The purpose was to offer students an authentic ex¬
perience in both law and biology. Holbrook has an
annual mouse-trap derby race where students com¬
bine knowledge gained through the year.
Pal Arnold
Carol Benson
Barbara Bills
Barbara Blunk
Eric Bognin
John Boyd
Sandra Brown
Kathleen Clesson
Scott Detwiller
Megan Devlin
Linda Dubois
Lynda Frankenburger
Jenny Grogg
JD Hawkins
TTiomas Holbrook
Cal Hubbard
Nancy Isaacson
Janice Ives
Laurie Kammin
Casey Kelso
James Kelly
Jim Kinsella
Martha Kiser
John Kline
Karen Kuniyoshi
Claire Lamonica
Char Lehnen
Dixie Lewis
Joan McGuire
Peggy Messenger
Scott Noles
Kathy Oberhardt
Phil Pulley
Karen Sams-Davis
Peggy Scott
1 .;
MarySigler
Dirk Smid
Ed Smith
Wendy Smith
Mike Sondgeroih
Linda Staley
Julie Steinberg
ISO^'Faculty
3
Math Department Experiences Change
Margeret Tatum
Suzie Theiard
Mkheal Virlee
Diane Walker
Susan Willert
Mary Witherow
Bobbi Wojcik
Left: John Boyd, distinguished member of the
foreign language department, lectures to the
members of his 12:00 French class.
Below; Martha Keiser adds a little holloween
spirit while she watches over lounge activities.
Jerry Christensen - Math
Kathy Clesson * English
In the spring of 1996, many math students said a tearful
good-bye to their favorite teacher, Damon Jones, as he prepared to
move to Oklahoma with his family. When school began this fall
the same students where surprised to find themselves back in class
with Jones. Life seemed pretty good with the easy going Texan, he
taught his classes, and coached the Football team through a fairly
successful season, all with the knowledge that soon he would have
to say good-bye for real. Three weeks before the end of the first
semester, Jones told his classes their final joke.
It is no understatement to say that Jones’ students were
devastated by his loss, struggling to catch up when temporary
replacements tried finish the semester where their teacher beloved
left off. Some students felt betrayed, others felt like they were
living in a nightmare, senior Judy Yin was heard saying, “I keep
thinking tomorrow I’ll walk into class and Mr. Jones will be there.”
After Christmas their nightmare was over when Jerry
Christensen. Christensen came to teach Jones’ classes. Christensen,
a retired teacher and high school administrator, was Just what
Jones’ students needed. Christensen guided the students at a
gradual pace, guaranteeing that they knew him and the material he
was teaching. Christensen’s class was filled with respect, love and
learning, a perfect combination. His students trusted him and
looked forward to coming to a class where they knew their teacher
cared.
Faculty #“131
Several of our fine faculty chose not to have (heir picture taken this year, either that or they were all abuducted by tiny green men
from a galaxy far, far away on picture day.
Here we pay tribute to the camera shy.
Rodger Baldwin
Mary Ann Boyd
Curt Christianson
Jerry Christensen
Beverly Cornell
Doris Cropp
Toni Cuningham
Robert Dean
Willian Ducett
Mark Feaster
Scott Froelich
Charles Gault
Beverly Gramm
Michael Henning
Debbie Hubbard
Victoria Jacobs
Amy Johnson
Damon Jones
Jack Mapes
Robert Neuleib
Pete Parmantie
Don Petty
Susan Reeser
Loretta Robinson
Cindy Sutherland
Pam Toliver
Above: Junior Nathan Turnis
takes a few minutes off from work¬
ing on his yearbook pages to con¬
verse with fellow staffers in the
journalism lounge. The lounge
serves as a place to relax when the
drudgery of layout becomes to tax¬
ing for the staff.
Above Left: Sophomore Molly
Archer takes a few minutes to
gather her wits, and take in instruc¬
tion on what she needs to do in or¬
der to complete her yearbook
pages. See how intently she is lis¬
tening to her editor!
Left: Business Maneger Ben
^ller pops in to Bbserve how Ad
|^sal“ are going, and to cheek y ■
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Each school year the Clarion staff gathers together in room 246 to create a mas¬
terpiece. In the process of creating a book that will be cherished by U-High students for
years to come, many friendships are created, bonds made and lessons learned.
This year friendships were found in unexpected places as the yearbook staff went
in search of learning the true meaning of reflections. The staff turned to themselves to
make the book meaningful, created their own memories and took pride in their work.
Hours upon hours of dedication, including evenings, weekends and early morn¬
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and dedication to doing a good book pays off.
The staff attempted some new things this year while putting the book together.
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It is the intention of this staff to continue to grow and to experiment and to pass
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making the each book better than the last.
In conclusion of this book, I would like to thank every one who helped make
1996-1997 a memorable and make
my dreams of a good yearbook come
true. Thank you Clarion Staffers!!!
Thank you, good luck and lots of
love,
Stephanie E. Kiesewetter
Clarion Editor-In-Chief
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Mr. Parmantie
When the 1997 Clarionette staff learned of Peter Parmantie’s decision to
retire at the end of the school year, we were both shocked and saddend.
Parmantie has dedicated thirty-six years to educating U-High students.
Parmantie will be missed by students, their parents and fellow faculty. We
all wish him the best of luck and a happy retirement!
Dedicated teacher from
1961 - 1997
U-High Clubs allow students the opportunity to become more well rounded
Earth Club
Key Club
C.A.P.T.A.I.N.S
History Club
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Illinois State University - Normal^ Illinois
Dan Behms - Theatre
Paul Brooks - Communication
Chris Charlesworth - Communication
Josh Gibson - General Studies
Erik Homa - History and Finance
Ryan Hosch - Criminal Justice
Erica Hunter - Business Administration
Rachel Jannusch - Elementary Education
Vikas Jayaswal - Computer Science
La’eeqa Khalilahlah - Sociology
Stephanie Kiesewetter - Psychology and Writing
Jake Lohman - Undecided
Molly McCambridge - Theatre
Mark Moon - Computer Science
Tony Niebur - Computer Science
Nicole Rainey - Business Administration
Kurt Sanders - English Education
Melanie Shinault - Psychology/Pre-Med
Andy Steadman - Theatre
Greg Stephens - Accounting
Adam Steuk - Undecided
Jeremy Tessendorf - Electronic Engineering
Jamie Troutman - Applied Computer Science
Jake Walgren - Instructional Technology
Megan Yontz - Elementary Education
University Of Illinois - Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
Rinsola Adelekan - Electrical Engineering
Grace Dessa - Pre-Med
GiangTang - Speech Pathology
Debbie Goldfarb - Pre-Med/Psychology
Kyle Hayes - Business
Meghan Howe - Undecided
Becky Ifft - Finance
Alyssa Jennings - Undecided
Sohal Patel - Bio-engineering
Jay Powell - Engineering
University of Illinois - Chicago, Illinois
Travis Kearny - Finance
Illinois Weslyan University - Bloomington, Illinois
Adrianne Fuller - Undecided
Mark Harris - English
John Kim - Pre-Med
Rebecca Martin - Elementary Education
Andy Radar - Business
Kristy Ralston - Art
Gary Thompson - Theatre
Reggie Warner - Bio-Chemistry
Kristi Witherow - Business
Jill Donovan - Child Development
Jessica Hanlon - Undecided
Molly Hodel - Undecided
Kristin Hoepner - Psychology
Carmen Jones - Accounting
Kevin Jones - Undecided
Jamie Lutes - Nursing
Jason Moreland - Undecided
Erica Otto - Undecided
David Phillips - Undecided
Eric Rakers - Architecture
Beth Skolmoski - Undecided
John Stuckey - Undecided
Ryan Vanderwerf - Undecided
Tomeika Williams - Architecture
Evansville University - Evansville, Indiana
Nick Anderson - Undecided
Truman State University - KirksvUk, Missouri
John Armstrong - Undecided
Michelle Bandy - Undecided
Joanie Gerdes - Bussiness
Miiikan University - Decatur, Illinois
Ryan Ash - Undecided
Hillary Illif - Psychology
Jason VanCauwenberge - Music Performance
Eureka College - Eureka, Illinois
Nathan Bair - Undecided
Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana
Daniel Bradley - Undecided
Chicago State University - Chicago, Illinois
Peter Choa - Computer
Washington University - St. Louis, Missouri
Karen Choi - Pre-Med
Bryn Mawr College - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Emma Christensen - Undecided
Valparaiso University - Valparaiso, Indiana
Sara Colba
College of Charleston - Charleston, South Carolina
Erica Cunningham - Marine Biology
Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, Illinois
Sara Donovan - Art
Wade Kennedy - Undecided
Heartland Community College - Bloomington, Illinois University of Dayton - Dayton, Ohio
John Allen - Criminal Justice Laura Dwyer - Undecided
Brandy Braye - Early Childhood
Darleen Carmazino - Teaching Moody Bible Institute - Chicago, Illinois
Katie Foster - Missions
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Northwestern University - Evanston, Illinois
Briana Gleason - Pre-Med
Butler University - Indianapolis, Indiana
Andrew Golomb - Finance
Rekha Ramanuja - Pre-Med
Coe College - Ceder Rapids, Iowa
Victoria Roberts - Theatre
Stacia Thetard - Art
Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
David Griffith - Pre-Med
Southwestern Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas
Ryan Hoelting - Undecided
DePauw University - Greencastle, Indiana
Lindsay Hunt - Undecided
Carleton College - Northfield, Minnesota
Julia Jarvis
Knox College - Galesburg, Illinois
Luara Jennings - Pre-Med
Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Daniel Kang - Computer Engineer
West Point Academy - West Point, New York
Micheal Lockhart - Undecided
University of Central Florida - Orlando Florida
Becky Roediger - Business Management
Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago, Illinois
Trudi Shoening - Graphic Design
University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio
Megan Shepton - Dance
EvansvOle Universtiy - Evansville, Indiana
Jeremey Stanton - Undecided
Air Force - South Carolina
Jeremy Studebaker - Law Enforcement
North Central College - Naperville, Illinois
Nicole Swanson - Secondary Education
Regis Universtiy - Denver Colorado
Jessica Thomlinson - Pre-Law
Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
Mario Marshall - Civil Engineering
Michael Toepke - Chemical Engineer
Linden wood College - St Charles, Missouri
Hanna McGeehen - Social Work
Bradley University - Peoria, Illinois
Avani Mehta - Pre-Med
Miami University - Oxford, Ohio
Rob Mentzer - Creative Writing
Greenville Chrisitian College - Greenville Illinois
Ben Miller - Elementary Education
Augustana College - Rock Island, Illinois
Michelle Natzke - Elementary Education
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee
Lindsey O’Neil - Human Development
Edison College - Ft Myers, Florida
Jennifer Objartel - Undecided
Wheaton College - Wheaton, Illinois
Shelly Oliver - Chemistry
John Kim - Pre Med
St Louis University - St. Louis, Missouri
Nidhi Puri - Pre-Med
Northern Illinois University - DeKalb, Illinois
Stephen Weaver - Civil Engineer
Art School - Chicago, Illinois
Matt Schwetzer
Princeton University - Princeton, New Jersey
Emily Yee - Business
Hope or Texas Christian University
Rachel Flotkoetter - Dance or English
Southern Missouri University or Illinois State
University
Amber Cortese - Pre-Med
Illinois Central College or Heartland Junior
College
Danielle Lewis - Physical Therepy
Illinois Weslyan Universtiy or Southern Illinois
University
Molly Myers - Business
Undecided
Emily Eaton
Jacob Ulrich
Misty Younge
Julia Fiergola, our German exchange student plans to
return back to Germany and persue studies in
languages.
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